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Monterey Fire Company, Inc. – Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-17)
… audit was to evaluate the Company’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2007, to July 31, 2012. Background The Monterey Fire Company, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1952. The Company, … paid bills, wrote checks, and made ATM cash withdrawals for personal purposes with no oversight. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/03/27/monterey-fire-company-inc-misappropriation-funds-2013m-17West Glens Falls Fire Company No. 1 – Financial Operations (2013M-383)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess controls to ensure that financial … Company #1 is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Queensbury in Warren County. The Board of Directors, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/11/west-glens-falls-fire-company-no-1-financial-operations-2013mWest Niles Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of Company operations to ensure financial activity was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/05/west-niles-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-205Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… of the Department’s units. The Treasurer did not file IRS Form 990 to the United States Treasury Department, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialSempronius Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-231)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess whether the Board of Directors provided adequate oversight of the Company’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/26/sempronius-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-231North Amityville Fire Company – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-163-F)
… Review The purpose of our review was to assess the North Amityville Fire Company’s (Company) progress, as of June … The Company provides fire protection services within North Amityville Fire Protection Districts 5 and 6 in the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/06/20/north-amityville-fire-company-audit-follow-2022m-163-fDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… the arrest of former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons for allegedly stealing $18,000, and Carl Emmons Sr., Chris Emmons’ father and a volunteer firefighter, for stealing over $2,500 from the fire company. “The Emmonses … proceeds,” DiNapoli said. “They will be held accountable for abusing their fire company and the community’s trust. My …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedTerryville Fire District – Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-136)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s duties for the period January 1, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/09/08/terryville-fire-district-treasurers-duties-2017m-136Waterford Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Disbursements (2015M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the … that provides fire protection services to the Village of Waterford, Saratoga County. The Village also contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/19/waterford-volunteer-fire-department-cash-disbursements-2015mHancock Fire Department – Audit Follow Up (2018M-236-F)
… of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess Hancock Fire Department’s (Department’s) progress, as of February … of Hancock in Delaware County. The Department provides fire protection and other emergency services to the Hancock Fire District residents and two townships in Pennsylvania. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/hancock-fire-department-audit-follow-2018m-236-fPocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the Fire District’s progress, as of September 2019, in … report released in January 2017. Background The Pocatello Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … from the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County. The Board of Fire Commissioners is composed of five elected members and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fMaple Avenue Volunteer Fire Company #4 – Cash Disbursements (2016M-118)
… January 31, 2016. Background The Maple Avenue Volunteer Fire Company #4 is a volunteer organization that serves the Greenfield Fire District and provides fire protection services for portions of the Towns of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/06/03/maple-avenue-volunteer-fire-company-4-cash-disbursements-2016m-118Altona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Financial Operations (2016M-201)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the … Altona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. The Company, which provides fire … Key Recommendations Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date accounting records and perform monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/09/30/altona-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-operations-2016mComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… of Gail E. Cesternino, the former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company treasurer, for embezzling fire company money to … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyFormer Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… Former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by emailing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companyOpinion 92-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Firemen’s Benevolent Association of the Village of Le Roy – Oversight of the Association’s Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-026)
… the Association’s receipt and disbursement of the Foreign Fire Insurance tax for the period January 1, 2012 through … is comprised of all volunteer firefighters from the three fire companies that make up the Le Roy Fire Department and is funded almost exclusively from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/06/firemens-benevolent-association-village-le-roy-oversight-associationsBellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… 1, 2016 through November 22, 2017. Background The Bellevue Fire District #9 provides fire protection services for the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie … District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2018 total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-141)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine whether the Board ensured that … Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Hardenburgh in Delaware County and the Town of Middletown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/01/middletown-hardenburgh-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014mDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Pleads Guilty in $240,000 Theft
… The former chairman of the Wallkill Fire District’s Board of Fire Commissioners pleaded guilty today in Ulster County … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-pleads-guilty-240000-theft