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Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw is calling on county lawmakers to provide immediate relief for struggling taxpayers by using the latest round of federal stimulus funds to give property tax rebates to the hardworking men and women of Erie County.
Government employees are eligible to receive COVID shots because of an edict from Governor Cuomo. So Comptroller Mychajliw has an interesting suggestion on what he wants done with his government approved shot.
The Erie County Comptroller’s office is warning of a scam that the New York State Labor Department says involves the stealing of identities to cheat their system in order to illegally receive unemployment benefits. According to the NYS Department of Labor, more than 425,000 unemployment claims totaling over $5.5 billion in benefits were filed fraudulently. Those cases have been referred to law enforcement and prosecutors.
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Iwan Mychajliw is the son of Polish and Ukrainian immigrants, the youngest of seven children, who grew up in blue-collar beginnings near the corner of William and Fillmore on the East Side of Buffalo.
The people of Erie County first elected Mychajliw Erie County Comptroller on November 6th, 2012. Husband to Ashley, a social worker, and proud father of Mia Theresa, Maksym Roman and Emeryk Francis.
If you see or suspect waste, fraud or abuse of county resources, don’t ignore it! Please take a minute and report your suspicions to our Erie County Whistleblower Hotline. CLICK HERE, email or call with your report.
Proect yourself against scammers - download a copy of the Fraud Protection Program packet.
The Erie County Comptroller’s Office is monitoring expenses related to the Covid-19 pandemic and how your tax dollars are being spent. Whether it is local tax dollars from the county surplus or federal funds, your taxes are being used to cover costs associated with the county-wide response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. You have a right to know how this money is spent.
