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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Monticello , Newstead Fire Company , City of Peekskill and the Town of Warrensburg . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3DiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… that group rides were separate, individual rides in order to unlawfully receive mileage payments for each individual in … program through a systematic billing scheme in order to bolster his own profits at the expense of New Yorkers,” … DiNapoli said. “The Medicaid program provides access to essential health care for millions of people, and my …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudDiNapoli: Audits Lead to Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Savings from Drug Rebate Collections
… office of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, according to a pair of audits released today. Auditors also found that … more than $78 million in rebates have not been submitted to drug manufacturers, but could still be collected by the … Department of Health deserves credit for taking steps to correct the errors and inadequate procedures my auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-audits-lead-millions-dollars-medicaid-savings-drug-rebate-collectionsDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State … P. DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … and the public additional information on education funding in New York.” Over the past decade, school aid has averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… used to price, weigh or measure goods at grocery stores, gas stations and other retail locations to make sure that … used to price weigh or measure goods at grocery stores gas stations and other retail locations to make sure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersTransportation Company Owner and Office Manager Indicted in $1.8 Million Medicaid Scheme
… due back in court on Nov. 12. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/transportation-company-owner-and-office-manager-indicted-18-million-medicaid-schemeDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… pension and social security benefits while forcing him to live in squalor in his own home is reprehensible,” DiNapoli … he earned over a lifetime of work while forcing him to live in absolute squalor," James said. I want to thank our … treatment and services and is no longer living in his house. Zielinski remained in the home after the victim was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerOpinion 90-13
… has authority, at the request and expense of a village, to install sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a DOT road … order. While you consent to the consolidation of the two projects through the change order, you object to a "10% … Concerning installation of sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a planned New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 89-48
… might be recovered by contractors and/or subcontractors for work performed and/or materials provided in connection … two surety bonds each of which is entitled "Undertaking for Discharge of Mechanic's Lien". You ask (i) where and how … certain claims by contractors and/or subcontractors for work performed and/or materials provided in connection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48DiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… added to the Direct Plan's three age-based options. This will smooth the transition steps from more aggressive to more … for college-related expenses to Direct Plan account holders. The Advisor-Guided Plan offers age-based and asset … returns on any account or investment portfolio. *May be subject to recapture in certain circumstances such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsOpinion 98-24
… (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) … it applies "[e]xcept as otherwise provided ... in section two hundred nine-i of the general municipal law ...". Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24DiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. The arrest … on Jewish Poverty for a multi-million dollar scam spanning two decades, and the ongoing prosecutions of former Halfmoon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… Disabilities (OPWDD), and the Office of Mental Health (Mental Health) comprised 23% of the workforce but accounted for … In the 2015 to 2024 period, Corrections, OPWDD, and Mental Health experienced greater-than-average workforce reductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
Higherthanprojected revenue and costsaving initiatives have helped New York Citys fiscal year FY 2024 budget generate a projected yearend surplus of $39 billion that will be used to prepay expenses for the next fiscal year helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… reports, or 47 percent, were not finished (see Exhibit A in the report); 17 programs requiring independently … them late, although the majority were submitted within two weeks of their due dates. The latest report issued, the … requirements; and Ensure required reports are issued in a timely manner to provide decision makers with relevant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16, an increase of 2.8 percent from a year earlier, and ended the SFY $1.9 billion higher than … and personal income tax (PIT) collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … billions of dollars in settlements received over the past two years,” DiNapoli said. “As personal income tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… The New York State Canal Corporation has not performed inspections as required … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “There are significant canal structures that have not been inspected in many years – … our recommendations.” The Canal Corp., a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, was created in 1992 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of … General Eric T Schneiderman announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Renee Kanas with Grand Larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… The pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start, with New York being the … The pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start with New York being the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts statewide were designated in fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … conditions, even if their fiscal stress scores were low in the early days of the crisis.” The Fiscal Stress … found two school districts were designated as being in “significant fiscal stress”: Mount Vernon City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stress