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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx

… Comptroller’s office makes public deposits available to banks and credit unions to open or maintain a bank branch. … component of our financial system. Healthy Community Banks like Ponce Bank support local job growth by lending to … Ponce Bank was founded in the Bronx in 1960 when most banks fled an area assumed to be in-decline. The bank's …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-new

DiNapoli: Queens Woman Sentenced to Probation and Pays Full Restitution for Stealing $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father

… was receiving a direct deposit of his pension into a bank account that was in his and his deceased wife’s name. He died … her father’s death, Hansen accessed her deceased father’s account online to obtain $67,423 through an online payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-queens-woman-sentenced-probation-and-pays-full-restitution-stealing-85000-nys-pension

Comptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor

… prosecuted by Attorney General Schneiderman’s office, is the product of a joint investigation with the Federal … of evading requirements that donations be in the true name of the donor. Tanski is accused of evading campaign … no matter how rich or how powerful, and that is why my office has aggressively prosecuted over 50 individuals in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developer

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes

… orthotics, and supplies while recipients were residing in nursing homes. The audit covered the period from January 2016 … use such as gauze and wipes. As part of the Medicaid nursing home reimbursement rates, recipients in nursing homes are to be provided with DMEPOS (the rates do …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipment

DiNapoli Releases Review of First Quarter State Revenue Collections

… the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year 2014-15 were $1.3 billion higher than Division of the Budget (DOB) … July 20, after the close of the first quarter, from a settlement with BNP Paribas. An additional $1.3 billion is … that sales tax collections have increased 2.7 percent, but are projected by DOB to increase 3 percent by year-end. PIT …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-releases-review-first-quarter-state-revenue-collections

DiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends

… to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli which examined … to $233 billion in 201516 according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli which examined …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trends

Opinion 91-36

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of … readily accessible to the subdivisions from which the park land fees were received. The agreement must include … inconsistent therewith. We have been asked whether park land fees imposed upon subdividers by a newly incorporated …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36

Implementation of Train Service to Grand Central Madison

… whether the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) implemented train service to Grand Central Madison (GCM) terminal in a … that post-GCM implementation, they were offering 41% more train service—up from 665 trains to 936 trains. However, we compared the prior General Order train service to the newly implemented service and found only …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/implementation-train-service-grand-central-madison

Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits

… Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty … he was double dipping. As a result, he is convicted of a federal crime and must pay restitution. I thank U.S. … pension benefits are cut off for that year. VATTER, 57, of Walkill, New York, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefits

IX.12.E Specific Programs Subject to CMIA – IX. Federal Grants

… Fiscal Year (SFY) is recalculated annually by the CMIA consultant in accordance with Section 205.5 of the CMIA …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12e-specific-programs-subject-cmia

DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion

… The state Department of Health (DOH) allowed more than $1.5 billion in improper … over the course of several years due to errors in its billing system and may have exposed patients to unqualified … The state Department of Health allowed more than $15 billion in improper Medicaid …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billion

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1573

… and/or chartfield strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing Affected Employees All agencies with … lapsing on the above date and will no longer be available for payroll charges. Effective Date(s) Institution pay checks … in SFS must be completed before June 22, 2017 in order for them to be used in PayServ for the Institution check …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1573-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1411

… the chartfield string associated with the position pool is lapsing they will need to contact their Appropriation … check dated July 1, 2015. If the chartfield string is lapsing on 6/30/2015, agencies must insert a new row into … 23th for the Administration check dated 7/1/2015 and June 30th for the Institution check dated 7/9/2015 to ensure that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1411-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1486

… string is lapsing on 6/30/2016, agencies must insert a new row into the Department Budget Table USA (refer to Job …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1486-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1624

… limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans, the annual compensation limit under Section … regarding this bulletin may be directed to Payroll Retirement mailbox. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1624-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-retirement-tiers-1

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1503

… that the chartfield string associated with the position pool is lapsing, they must to contact their Appropriation … will move all positions attached to the lapsing position pool to the ZZZ position pool established for that department. If the ZZZ position …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1503-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-events

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1506

… with procedures for updating employee health insurance eligibility records in the payroll system. Affected Employees All employees Effective Date(s) … Opt-out Program; or 42 or 56 days after the date of first eligibility (depending on bargaining unit) for employees not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1506-updating-employee-health-insurance-eligibility-payserv

Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)

… Audit Objective Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with … identify the type and/or quantity of materials purchased. Recycling credits were not processed accurately resulting in … Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155