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Former President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… (BMFD), pled guilty to embezzlement of more than $120,000 from the BMFD. GARCIA pled guilty in White Plains federal … admitted brazenly writing checks to himself for $122,000 from the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Thanks to my … to the position of second assistant chief of the BMFD in or about April 2013. His election to that position also made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks Express Scripts' Shareholders to Back Cyber Security Risk Proposal
… taken to ensure cyber security. DiNapoli's request, in the form of a shareholder proposal , will be voted on at … on what actions it has taken to mitigate cyber risk in its operations. For any long term investor, this could be … I am urging our fellow shareholders to join us in calling for more details from the company." DiNapoli filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-express-scripts-shareholders-back-cyber-security-risk-proposalDiNapoli Urges Consumers to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… with my office to see if the money has been turned over as unclaimed funds.” DiNapoli encouraged New Yorkers to use gift cards … office is currently holding more than $13 billion in unclaimed funds from gift cards, uncashed checks, bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… Purpose To determine if Dr. Riaz Ahmad complied with Medicaid policies and whether Dr. Ahmad’s medical records support the services he billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertainingDiNapoli Announces $1.2 Billion in New Commitments to State Pension Fund's Emerging Manager Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Fund (Fund) has committed an additional $1.2 billion to its emerging manager program, increasing the total … About Leading Edge Investment Advisors (LEIA) Based in San Francisco and founded in August 2005 as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-12-billion-new-commitments-state-pension-funds-emerging-manager-programNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Supports Warren & Rosen Legislation to End Secrecy in Workplace Harassment Settlements
… sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace behavior to go unchecked put themselves and their investors in peril. As a major investor in companies from Wynn Resorts to News Corp., we've seen the damage that occurs when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-supports-warren-rosen-legislation-end-secrecy-workplace-harassmentMedicaid Program – Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns
… fixed monthly capitation payment for each newborn enrolled in the MCO. The MCO, in turn, is responsible for the provision of covered health … one MCO $99,044 for a low birth weight kick payment based on a reported newborn birth weight of 215 grams. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/02/medicaid-program-overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weightMedicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid reimbursement rates for group … the State’s Medicaid program in accordance with a federally approved Medicaid State Plan. The Department’s … the Department amended the Medicaid State Plan in 2008 to allow Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use of enforcement powers to make sure violations are … same site and later died. DOB issued a Stop Work Order and two OATH Summonses for failure to have proper safety measures … the Stop Work Order on Oct. 23, 2020. On May 19, 2021, one worker was killed and another injured on the site when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyXIII.10.B Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using an Employee Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This section is currently under development. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 08/09/2019 … This section is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10b-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-employee-checkDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable … on high-income earners, combined with volatility of capital gains and the possibility of taxpayer migration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… track program progress and manage outreach. As of Aug. 12, 2021, $108.8 million has been disbursed from the Emergency … York City close to double the national average, 10.1% in June of 2021 according to the Department of Labor compared to … 30% were Hispanic, 27% were White, 20% Black and 18% Asian. The poorest households (those that earned 30% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors. The audit found the agency needs to do more to … to participate in the RESTORE program and receive state funds to carry out emergency home repairs. Auditors found … in at least three LPAs being inappropriately awarded funds, while other LPAs were denied funding. Overall, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Amazon Must Ensure Its Business Is Not Adding to Racial Inequality
… at Amazon.com, Inc. asking for an independent audit to assess the company’s policies and practices on civil … alongside those fighting systemic racism, yet we continue to see reports of workers facing racial discrimination, … institutionalized inequality, just as it would seek to root out any other systemic problem and mitigate risks for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-amazon-must-ensure-its-business-not-adding-racial-inequalityDiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today pressing the federal government to do more to help state and local … one urgent task: They must come to a bipartisan agreement on the next installment of federal stimulus legislation. … to a wide range of local services or increase property taxes, when we can least afford it. This would also make it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-buffalo-news-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19CVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering nearly 1.1 million members. Civil … to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. The … required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates, discounts, and other consideration (herein …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-serviceDiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… Thomas P. DiNapoli highlighting the urgent need to help the growing number of New Yorkers going hungry in the … the COVID-19 pandemic. The full op-ed is below: The need to combat hunger is clear and urgent The COVID-19 pandemic … to reflect the sharp increase in need would require only a small fraction of the federal pandemic response. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityNew York State’s Pension Fund and Church Commissioners Release Open Letter to ExxonMobil Shareholders
… at this time, ExxonMobil would be better able to form a more thoroughly tested and successful strategy, and to … its shareholders, if the company had an independent board chair," New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, … The full text of their letter to investors has been posted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. About the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-states-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-release-open-letter-exxonmobil-shareholdersDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… more than the program’s maximum allowed incomes and pay a modest monthly surcharge as their only penalty, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … Preservation and Development (HPD) has not done enough to verify that residents are reporting their true income and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingDiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… racial diversity among the qualities it will actively seek in its board members. When the Fund filed its request for … board diversity, the company had just one female director. In January, it added a second female director to its now … Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated assets of $178.3 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directors