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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… $46,000 from the city by pocketing the cash from scrap metals acquired as part of their jobs with the city. Capuano … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment
… The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted by the New York State Legislature in 2007 to deal … who are at or near their anticipated release from parole or confinement. The Act applies to offenders who have … alerts of potentially high-risk respondent behavior was at times overly general and vague. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/17/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatmentComptrollers DiNapoli & Stringer Call on Corporations to Protect LGBT Rights Around World
… and we want to ensure their employees are protected from discrimination no matter where in the world they’re … Melinda Katz (Queens), Eric Adams (Brooklyn), James Oddo (Staten Island), and Ruben Diaz, Jr. (Bronx); Lillian Roberts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptrollers-dinapoli-stringer-call-corporations-protect-lgbt-rights-around-worldIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and … identified had received adequate services, such as safe housing and medical, mental health, legal, educational, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… for their behavior and to develop appropriate strategies to prevent reoffending. “There’s a reason New York … identify potential best practices; Identify and implement strategies to improve regional offices’ compliance rates; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersNext Generation 911 Services
… and implementation of New York State’s Next Generation 911 plan, and whether the Office of Information Technology … (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used by 911 systems is adequately secured and conforms with the … survey stated they had not received any specific guidance from DHSES or the Board regarding NG911. Further, among the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Leveled Off in 2021 According to preliminary data, the number of crimes … Supervision (DOCCS) facilities in March 2022); 63 county jail and correctional facilities; and 12 New York City … offenses contributed to a 34 percent reduction in local jail populations. These reforms were amended in subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyReporting Unclaimed Funds to New York State
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include, for example, banks, insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reportersComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Rapfogel … their wrongdoing and this should serve as an example of what happens when individuals lose their way and become more … Gerard Matheson from the Attorney General’s office is the lead investigator assigned to this case. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilHoneoye Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-9)
… and District officials effectively managed the District’s information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings The Board … IT assets and data. Ensure staff comply with the District’s policies related to personal use of IT assets. Provide … B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the Board and District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/09/honeoye-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-9DiNapoli: L.I.C., Sunnyside and Woodside Are Drivers of Economic Growth in Queens
… business activity and housing supply,” DiNapoli said. “There is a strong immigrant population in this section of … cost of housing persist. It’s my hope that this report will be an asset that local leaders and community stakeholders can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-lic-sunnyside-and-woodside-are-drivers-economic-growth-queensDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… government and share in any recovery. The relator in this case will receive $2,001.37 of the settlement proceeds. The case is docketed with the U.S. District Court for the … New York under number 5:19-cv-1188 (DNH/TWD). In a related case prosecuted by the Onondaga County District Attorney’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsResponse to Human Trafficking
… of human trafficking within 6 business days after referral. Unconfirmed human trafficking survivors may also … provide this information to us when requested. We analyzed referral and confirmation dates for 1,384 survivors and found … (23%) were confirmed more than 6 business days after the referral date. Failing to meet the prescribed time frame goes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… for employees. Roxbury Central School District – Health Insurance Buyouts (Delaware County) Health insurance buyouts may have saved taxpayers approximately $100,066 between July 1, 2017 and Dec. 14, 2018, the audit period. Three employees received $34,738 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Controls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the … Program The Office of Victim Services’ (OVS) mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and … directly reimbursing State-licensed providers for forensic rape examination (FRE) services. The FRE Direct Reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Auditors examined $6.1 million in contract payments to 11 vendors and $4.6 million in non-contract payments to … Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS): Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Provider Claiming of Depreciation … by Public Authorities Law, but could not demonstrate how these plans addressed its highest capital needs. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… kiosks, and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure, and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli: Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… pleaded guilty to felony corrupting the government for the theft of more than $24,000 in auto parts and supplies from the state. The thefts took place between April 2015 and October 2020. "Mr. Relyea’s theft of state resources was a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid … also made payments of $13.5 million for ED drugs that are approved to also treat other medical conditions. About … to Civil Service. As a result, Civil Service was due $2,240,798 in rebates. In a follow-up, auditors found CVS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… $200 fees from applicants who had virtually no chance of getting an apartment in their lifetime, an audit released … management and oversight,” DiNapoli said. “Mitchell Lama is too important a provider of affordable housing to be … they didn’t pay their fees. They could not explain how this supposed error occurred, but neither HPD nor the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetime