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Red Flags for Fraud
Red flags are warnings that something could be or is wrong.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/red_flags_fraud.pdfXIX.2.B Project Information and Budget Control – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Project Type Project Types and Categories are intended to support the project and are not intended to define a … The following Project types will be discontinued with the rollout of PCIP: Project Type Description … date for any projects established with a budget control option that includes any form of “Control” (see below section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2b-project-information-and-budget-controlUse of State Appropriations
… New York Wine and Grape Foundation (Foundation) has spent State funding in compliance with relevant statutory and … requirements, including the need to leverage the appropriations with funds from other sources. The audit … requires at least 30 percent of the State money be spent on research. Over the term of its contract, the Foundation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2027
… 2022 M/C LLS Payment and provide instructions for payments not automatically processed. Affected Employees Employees … process this payment via direct deposit. For employees who do not have direct deposit, this payment will be processed in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2027-april-2022-managementconfidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-lls-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1821.1
… Payroll Bulletin 1821 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … employee received an LLS payment after April 2019, ensure it represents an April 2019 payment and not a prior October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18211-april-2020-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lump-sumDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-106.1
… Bulletin DH-106 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of … employee received an LLS payment after April 2019, ensure it represents an April 2019 payment and not a prior October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-1061-april-2020-district-council-37-dc37-longevity-lumpDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-106
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of … employee received an LLS payment after April 2019, ensure it represents an April 2019 payment and not a prior October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-106-april-2020-district-council-37-dc37-longevity-lump-sumInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… and addressed related deficiencies in a timely manner as required by State and federal laws. Our audit covered … as "conditions." Key Findings The Authority conducted the required biennial inspection of its highway bridges. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsRequired Documentation
If youre submitting your claim by mail attach the following documentation to your claim form
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/required-documentationState Agencies Bulletin No. 231
… Purpose To explain the use of deduction code 431 Fingerprint Fees Affected Employees Employees within … are authorized to have fingerprint fees processed through payroll deductions. OSC has established escrow accounts for these agencies. After the payroll confirmation process each week, the deductions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/231-fingerprint-fee-processingOpinion 88-23
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Construction Contracts (village trustee an employee, officer and stockholder of construction … 802(1)(b), 2(a); VILLAGE LAW, §5-524(2): A village trustee who is an officer, employee and stockholder of a … the village unless (a) his or her stock ownership amounts to less than 5% of the outstanding stock and (b) as employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23DiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to $35,000 Embezzlement
… to game the system and used her position of trust to steal tens of thousands in public funds,” said DiNapoli. "I thank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-35000-embezzlementUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-351
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 UCS Longevity Bonus (JLO) and provide instructions for … Longevity Bonus will be paid using the following effective date and check date: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-351-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-longevity-bonus-jloNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC … and discrimination as required by the state’s Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). “It’s been six years since DASA … state, there seems to be confusion at the local level over what needs to be reported. Underreporting and late reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentOpinion 93-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers
… Medicaid inappropriately paid for recipients’ Medicare Part C cost-sharing liabilities. The audit covered the period … “dual-eligibles.” In 1997, Congress established Medicare Part C, the Medicare managed care program also known as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/10/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-medicare-advantage-plan-providersOpinion 91-27
… NYS2d 82; see also Uniformed Firefighters Ass'n v City of New York , 50 NY2d 85, 428 NYS2d 197; cf . Farrington v Pinckey , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Use of Vendor-Supported Technology
… 29, 2019. About the Program NFTA is a New York State public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in Erie and Niagara counties, including … desktops/workstations, servers, and databases. As a public benefit corporation, NFTA must adhere to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/use-vendor-supported-technologyOpinion 88-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Courts (authority to relocate … a family court may be moved from its present location in the county seat to another location in the county without … within the county where county records are kept and the business of the county is transacted (25 NY Jur2d, Counties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20DiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… and older population grew by nearly half a million seniors in the last two decades, an increase of 53%, according to a … Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black seniors calling the city home, along with more seniors … 2023, even as this rate was little changed nationally. In all five boroughs, the immigrant share of the 65 and older …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-finds