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Attorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … (B felony) Defrauding the Government (E felony) Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $21.3 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2017. DiNapoli's office paid out 4.6 million state refunds … that were linked to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams include using questionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsDiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest
… The clerk in the Wyoming County town of Bennington was arrested today … Department and charged with one felony count of filing a false instrument and three misdemeanor counts of official … in this case,” said District Attorney O’Geen. “These cases are time consuming because of the volumes of paperwork …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-town-bennington-audit-leads-arrestDiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s … her criminal behavior. Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $24.2 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds payments so far in 2018. "Tax cheats are continuously looking for new ways to … that were linked to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams uncovered by DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… tax returns for each of these years. Following the discovery by law enforcement in the fall of 2015 of Klein’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… deposited with the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds, where they can be claimed in the future. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison after a jury … defraud in the first degree and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, related to … investment funds. Decker was also convicted of filing four false tax returns which failed to report income from funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-statePublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… crimes include: Murder (up 4.4 percent in 2021 after a 45.8 percent jump in 2020); Rape (up 10 percent after a 15.8 … and over in State correctional facilities has increased by 45 percent. However, the March 31, 2022 share of this … or death reported by these 20 police departments are up 45 percent. * In State Fiscal Year 2019-20, statutory changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… investigation between Comptroller DiNapoli, Ulster County District Attorney Clegg, and the FBI Hudson Valley White … to my long-standing partnerships with Ulster County District Attorney Clegg and the Federal Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planControls Over Selected Expenditures
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Victim Services' (OVS) internal controls ensure that … mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and their families in a timely, efficient, and … to fund direct services to crime victims through a network of community-based Victim Assistance Programs (VAPs); and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/controls-over-selected-expendituresMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs
… shootings and firearm-related homicides. Established in 2014, GIVE is a crime-fighting program designed to assist law enforcement agencies in the 17 counties that account for about 85 percent of violent crime – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery – in the State, excluding New York City. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programsVillage of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… receipts were properly recorded, reconciled and remitted in a timely manner. Key Findings From August 1, 2011 through … $170,000 for deposit. OSC’s Division of Investigations in conjunction with the Erie County District Attorney’s … 2011 through 2017. She pleaded guilty to grand larceny, false filing and official misconduct in October 2018 and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Cost Manual (2017-S-32) Auditors identified $1.6 million in reported costs that did not comply with requirements for … DOL assessed $1,852,169 in penalties to claimants who made false statements or representations to obtain benefits to … status because they did not sign a contract. In some cases, these businesses later declined the contracts. In June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli Statement on Guilty Plea in Federal Court of Cancer Care Provider
… P. DiNapoli today issued a statement on the guilty plea in U.S. District Court by Joseph L. Junkovic related to a … Attorneys and prosecutors statewide to combat corruption in the use of public funds.” Junkovic, 49, faces up to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to making false statements related to health care matters. He agreed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-statement-guilty-plea-federal-court-cancer-care-providerDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… the criminal probe. “Mr. Dunkel diverted more than $87,000 in public money meant to promote immunization of children … his position as head of the American Academy of Pediatrics in New York, Dunkel defrauded taxpayers and stole over … Court with grand larceny and several counts of offering a false instrument for filing. If convicted, the maximum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… eligibility requirements for job growth and investments in their formal agreement before receiving tax credits. The … Its response included inaccuracies and in some cases false statements. Further, although ESD asserts that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… for abusing his position as a public official by engaging in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … of Defrauding the Government and four counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, all class E … to the law firms, including memorandums containing false statements. Porcari was arraigned in Westchester County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… department treasurer, has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class … Committee discovered that Munson had provided them with false 2017 bank statements. When confronted by the Audit Committee, Munson admitted he had created the false statements on his home computer; that he had stolen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly filing false documents with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-he