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Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… Industrial Development Agency (IDA), who pleaded guilty in June to corruption charges, including hiding self-dealing … enrich themselves through a web of conflicts of interest, false statements and pay-offs,” said DiNapoli. “Making … sentenced upon his conviction of two counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the second degree and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionLabor Investigations in New York City
… is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … to unlawful practices (e.g., nail salons). The Division’s Central Intake Unit, based in Albany, processes complaints …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … felony); Defrauding the Government (E felony); Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts; and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne … from village fees, then altered public records to conceal her crime, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … Comptroller’s office. This led to Erickson’s firing from her $35,000-a-year job. Last year, the four-year village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kState Agencies Bulletin No. 1892
… to income above the $200,000 threshold and is paid only by employees. Contribution Limits on Pension/Retirement Plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1892-summary-tax-related-changes-2021Four Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… New York, William F. Sweeney, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of … Businesses to Medicare and other Insurance Providers were false and fraudulent. The submitted claims during the … agreed with others to submit, and cause to be submitted, false claims to Medicare and other health care benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… fund. Gabriel, who resigned her public office and retired in Aug. 2020, is alleged to have submitted a false Record of Activities (ROAs) with the town for filing … Degree, Defrauding the Retirement System, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree. The filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudGingerbread Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 30, 2013, Gingerbread reported approximately $12.2 million in reimbursable costs for its SED programs. Key Findings For … Gingerbread’s response is replete with incorrect and false assertions as well as misleading statements. The … professional integrity of the auditors. Rather than making false accusations, we encourage Gingerbread officials to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/gingerbread-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… psychological pain of the pandemic is a dramatic increase in identity theft during the past year. More than 67,000 … Resources Conclusion Executive Summary Identity theft cases surged in New York State in 2020, inflicting financial … insurance coverage; criminal identity theft, or giving false identity information to police at the time of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftFormer Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to 33 months in prison for fraud and tax charges arising out of his … $1.1 million from the PFD. According to documents filed in court, MELIN, a chiropractor, was elected treasurer of the … of 20 years in prison, and one count of subscribing to false tax returns, which carries a maximum sentence of three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121,000 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased … the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for their partnership in ensuring our state pension fund and its members are … of Grand Larceny in the second degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the first degree. She was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… Department and the State Police for their partnership in holding accountable those who think they can swindle the … four counts of Forgery, two counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, two counts of Falsifying a … Larceny, three counts of Forgery, three counts of Filing a False Instrument, three counts of Falsifying Business Records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleState Agencies Bulletin No. 1715
… Employees Employees meeting the criteria as explained in this bulletin Summary of Changes To date, the IRS has … early release of certain 2019 Income Tax changes reflected in IRS Publication 15 (Circular E) Employer’s Tax Guide 2019. … does not apply to nonresident alien students from India. Supplemental Wage Withholding OSC uses the Aggregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1715-summary-tax-related-changes-2019Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and … $811,523 in forfeited UI benefits from claimants who made false statements or representations to obtain benefits they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDepartment of Taxation and Finance: Personal Income Tax
… (Department) for payment were appropriate and processed in accordance with applicable New York State tax laws and … returns with refundable credits based on incorrect and/or false information 928 2,796,792 Taxpayer failed to report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/26/department-taxation-and-finance-personal-income-taxOpinion 96-8
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees … to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling cases which result in default judgments) STATE COMPTROLLER -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… Steven G. James said, “These individuals willfully stole funds that were intended to support the Hannibal Fire … bank account and transferred the $2,522 in remaining funds to his personal account. The next day, he informed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding violators accountable and attaining restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… The former highway superintendent for the Town of Erin in Chemung County made personal purchases and used gas, oil … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In October 2013, the former Superintendent Roger Burlew was … degree, a class C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. The arrest was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 140,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacy