State Department of Audit and Control holding more than $14 billion in unclaimed funds

State Department of Audit and Control holding more than $14 billion in unclaimed funds

Source: Office of the State Comptroller

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it belongs to them. In State Fiscal Year 2015-16

DiNapoli’s office set a national record for the third consecutive year for the most unclaimed funds returned in one year totaling $452 million.

Individuals are not the only entities for whom the Comptroller is holding unclaimed funds pursuant to the Abandonded Property Law. The Comptroller is also holding monies that may be claimed by State and local governments such as:

Name	Address	Reported By
SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTS PAY	C/O SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCH D 5 CHELSEA PL CLIFTON PARK NY 12065	SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS INC
SCHOOL DISTRICT NORT	5355 W TAFT RD N SYRACUSE NY	NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ALBANY	ACADEMY PARK ELK STREET ATTN ACCTS PAYA BLE ALBANY NY 12207	CDW LLC
VILLAGE OF ALEXANDRIA BAY	P O BOX 367 WATERTOWN NY 13601	W B MASON CO INC
VILLAGE OF ALFRED	WATER DEPARTMENT 7 WEST UNIVERSITY STREE T ALFRED NY 14802	ALFRED UNIVERSITY
VILLAGE OF ALFRED POLICE DEPT	7 W UNIVERSITY ST ALFRED NY 14802	GALLS LLC
TOWN OF BATAVIA	8477 STRINGHAM DR BATAVIA NY 14020	NATIONAL GRID - NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP
TOWN OF BEDFORD JUSTICE	161 BUXTON ROAD BEDFORD HILLS NY 10507	CITIBANK NA NATIONAL COMPLIANCE GRP
TOWN OF BETHEL NY	PO BOX 300 3454 RTE 55 WHITE LAKE NY 12786

CITY OF BUFFALO

CITY HALL ROOM 117 BUFFALO NY 14218

INTEGON INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO

CITY OF NEW YORK	C/O LEOPOLD GROSS & SOMMERS PC BROOKLYN NY 11241	STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO
CITY OF NEW YORK	CO RAYMOND ZAGAMI 624 6 STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215	CITIBANK NA NATIONAL COMPLIANCE GRP
CITY OF NEW YORK	COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 17 19 DURYEA P L BROOKLYN NY 11226	YALE UNIVERSITY

UUP BENEFIT TRUST FUND

800 TROY-SCHENECTADY ROAD #3306628 LATHAM NY 12210

CIGNA HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE CO

CSEA INC FINANCE DEPT	143 WASHINGTON AVE ALBANY NY 12210	OWEGO ASSOCIATES INC
CSEA LOCAL 350	75 VARICK STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
CSEA LOCAL 430	45 MALL DR COMMACK NY 11725	DESMOND HOTEL

There are hundreds of other such governmental jurisdictions and employee organizations listed. Individuals and organizations can search the Comptroller's data base of unclaimed funds to see if the Comptroller is holding any of their property in the Abandoned Property Fund by clicking: https://ouf.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/?wicket-crypt=4mZX_EiLHOw

Blocking computer threats with innovative technologies

Blocking computer threats with innovative technologies

Source: The CEO's Guide to Data Security - An AT&T publication

The recently published fifth report in this series of AT&T's Cybersecurity Insights addresses Data Security and chapters focus on the following topics:

1. Blueprint for cybersecurity innovation;

2. Data;

3. Applications;

4. Connected devices;

5. Network; and

6. Data center and cloud

The publication is posted on the Internet at: https://www.business.att.com/cybersecurity/docs/vol5-datasecurity.pdf

The first four reports in AT&T's Cybersecurity Insights series are:

What Every CEO Needs to Know About Cybersecurity

The CEO's Guide to Securing the Internet of Things

The CEO's Guide to Cyberbreach Response

and

The CEO's Guide to Navigating the Threat Landscape

These four earlier reports are available on the Internet by clicking here

Disciplinary hearing postponed “without prejudice” pending successful completion of a probationary period with another agency

Disciplinary hearing postponed “without prejudice” pending successful completion of a  probationary period with another agency 
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The Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”) brought disciplinary charges against one of its employees. Prior to the first scheduled conference at New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings [OATH], the employee took leave from ACS and accepted a new position with another agency. The employee sought to adjourn the conference, but ACS moved to go forward with case.

OATH Administrative Law Judge John W. Burns removed the disciplinary matter from OATH’s calendar without prejudice because employee is on leave from ACS pending successful completion of probationary period of employment with her new agency. Should the employee return to ACS on or before the end of her probationary period at the other agency, ACS shall have the right to re-file the charges and move forward with the disciplinary proceeding at that time.

Admin. for Children’s Services v. M.S., OATH Index No. 2054/16, mem. dec. (Jan. 11, 2017).

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