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DiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Admit to Stealing $22,000 of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… residents each pleaded guilty to one count of felony grand larceny in the fourth degree. "This was a deliberate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-admit-stealing-22000-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Releases January State Cash Report
… initial projections, according to the monthly state cash report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying state revenues and spending … initial projections according to the monthly state cash report issued today by New York State Comptroller DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-releases-january-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest
… my office continues to uncover instances such as this where inadequate financial controls result in public money … have to pour through. This is yet another case where procedures were not followed, the checks and balances … Use numbered duplicate receipts for all transactions where no other form of receipt is available; Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-town-bennington-audit-leads-arrestDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has … levy increase has remained at or below 2 percent in each of the past four years. “Counties are holding the line on … beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… shareholder proposals seeking the same disclosure from eight more of the Fund’s portfolio companies, including Duke … shareholder proposals seeking the same disclosure from eight more of the Funds portfolio companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … on student loan debt which found the average New Yorker with college loans owed $32,200 in 2015, higher than the national average of $29,700. In New … A report on student loan debt found the average New Yorker with college loans owed $32200 in 2015 higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeDiNapoli: State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Tax Revenues $3.3 Billion Over Final Projections
… $3.3 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget financial … projections. PTET proceeds are expected by the Division of the Budget to be offset by lower personal income tax (PIT) … were made to the rainy-day fund reserves to set aside some of the state’s gains. Following through with plans to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-fiscal-year-2021-22-tax-revenues-33-billion-over-final-projectionsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the United … checks from Brooklynites and using a stolen identity to further his scheme. Galker is accused of thefts totaling … to hold Mr. Galker accountable for his actions.” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said: “Stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-schemePension Payment Calendar
… at the same bank. Visit our Direct Deposit Program page for more information. Checks Mailed (indicated by an M on the … check by the eighth of the next month or if your check is lost or stolen, contact us . Direct Deposit is fast, … Date (M) Direct Deposit Date (D) January 29 30 February 26 27 March 30 31 April 29 30 May 28 29 June 29 30 July 30 31 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarOpinion 95-23
… claim as required by section 119 of the Town Law (34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 168; 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported). The town board's or the town … [2]; see People v Barnes , 114 NY 317; see also 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23XII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… lines (which are referred to as charge lines in Legacy Systems) to provide as much information as possible … type of purchase. Before entering a distribution line (for Legacy users, these are referred to as charge lines) on a … includes the Department, Program, Fund, and Account (for Legacy users, the charge line would include Object Code and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Charged in $11,000 Theft of Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Funds
… The former treasurer of the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department was charged today in the alleged theft of more than $11,000 from the fire department over several … to the Comptroller’s fraud hotline. Amy Olmstead, 47, of Bolivar, in Allegany County, is accused of forging and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-treasurer-charged-11000-theft-bolivar-volunteer-fire-department-fundsDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… the taxes on mobile sports betting totaled $727.4 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 and have continued to grow in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to … the New York State Gaming Commission noted a 26% increase in problem gambling-related calls to the Office of Addiction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingFare Evasion
… To determine whether New York City Transit (Transit) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bus Company … accurate estimates of revenue losses from fare evasion to the MTA Board of Directors (Board), and whether the MTA has taken action through the Fare Enforcement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/15/fare-evasionDiNapoli: Gaming Commission Slow to Collect Casino Fees
… Gaming Commission must do a better job staying on top of New York’s ever-expanding gaming footprint. The commission should … of that money has been collected from the Rivers Casino & Resort, the Lago Resort & Casino, Resorts World, or the Tioga …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-gaming-commission-slow-collect-casino-feesNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… disability rights movement," said Ted Kennedy, Jr., bone cancer survivor, amputee and Board Chair of the American …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… SFY 2020-21 from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from DHBTF supported a new capital … investment. “New York is at a crossroads. Far too little of the money set aside to build or repair roads and bridges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offOpinion 95-8
… Article 13-A of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR), as added by L 1990, ch 655, which provide for the disposition … to and held in the custody of the district attorney as the "claiming authority" and police department as the "claiming agent", or whether the funds are to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8DiNapoli: Florida Man Sentenced to Pay Full Restitution for His Theft of Nearly $80,000 in His Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… The defendant, Richard Gaines Jr., 55, of Daytona Beach, Florida pleaded guilty to identity theft in the first degree … He also made ATM withdrawals in New Jersey, Georgia and Florida. Gaines Jr. was sentenced before Judge Colin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-florida-man-sentenced-pay-full-restitution-his-theft-nearly-80000-his-deceased-fathers-nysCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling … some of the money to family members. In addition to the prison term, Bayard, 59, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, was … Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlement