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DiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Theft of Public Funds
… of the Morley Volunteer Fire Co., Cindi Perkins, was yesterday ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution and sentenced … of the Morley Volunteer Fire Co Cindi Perkins was yesterday ordered to pay $50000 in restitution and sentenced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-ordered-pay-50000-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… budget by a total of $1.5 billion from 2023 through 2026. The MTA can use these savings to preserve and improve … have to make some difficult choices. How it decides to bridge the gaps after 2026 and manage its debt can determine … firm financial ground or whether it comes back to riders, toll payers and taxpayers for more assistance down the road. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… announced the sentencing today of Christopher Bunn of Queens for concealing his father’s death to collect his … time served and full restitution, which he paid today in Queens County Supreme Court. He pleaded guilty in October to … announced the sentencing today of Christopher Bunn of Queens for concealing his fathers death to collect his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education is Not Doing Enough to Prepare Students for Higher Education
… were also not proficient in ELA (English Language Arts) or math based on their performance on standardized state tests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-not-doing-enough-prepare-students-higher-educationDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “ A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits ,” was published in The Albany Times Union today, … fund retire health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB). * * * New York is behind other states when it comes to paying for benefits promised to public employees when they retire. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careThe Network for Children’s Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. CTN is reimbursed for preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/03/network-childrens-speech-occupational-physical-therapy-llc-compliance-reimbursable-costEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)
… 2016. The audit objectives were to determine whether the owner of a Medicaid eye care provider (Provider) and the owner’s family members and associates inappropriately … benefits on behalf of the owner and the owner’s spouse and three other family members during the enrollment periods. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-visionPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… 31, 2015. Background The Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) is an administrative tribunal established by State … rules governing public use of the transit system. TAB offers a respondent the opportunity to receive a hearing, … decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of the NOVs, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No … assigned identification numbers to individuals eligible for Medicaid, and whether inappropriate Medicaid payments … The Department oversees and establishes guidelines for local districts regarding Medicaid eligibility. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-socialUnder Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents Causes Medicaid Overpayments (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Under Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents … homes were properly reduced by Medicaid recipients' net available monthly income. Many Medicaid nursing home … cost of their nursing home care. This is referred to as net available monthly income (NAMI). New York's 58 localities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/16/under-reporting-net-available-monthly-income-nursing-home-residents-causes-medicaidAudit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… the Tuition Reimbursement Account Special Revenue Fund (TRA), to protect the financial interests of these students. … respects, the respective financial position of the TRA as of the three fiscal years ending March 31, 2013, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/24/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2013Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of capital … a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Life Skills’ Board of Directors. $8,562 in overallocated utility expenses. Key Recommendations To SED: Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/17/life-skills-home-training-tutorial-program-preschoolers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… make recoveries, as appropriate. Correct the multiple CIN cases identified to prevent future improper payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsAudit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Five Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018
… Fund, now titled the Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), to protect the financial interests of these students. … respects, the respective financial position of the TRA as of and for the five fiscal years ending March 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-five-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2018Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Special Items Billed by Hospitals Within Long Island Health Network
… active and retired State, local government, and school district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan is … with Empire BlueCross (Empire) to administer the hospital portion of this plan. Empire processes claims for hospital services according to contracts it negotiates with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/29/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-special-items-billed-hospitals-within-long-island-healthThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… information technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices … ITS was created in 2012 to centralize IT services for state executive agencies. In addition to overseeing the … IT services and purchasing and maintaining equipment for state employees, ITS is responsible for keeping an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… systemwide risk assessment of its infrastructure for over a decade and failed to complete several resiliency … 2023. Systemwide Risk Assessment Delayed Auditors found that a systemwide weather-related risk assessment of the … their system vulnerable to damage if hit by another major storm. The LIRR said the risk assessment would be completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… policies and procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing policies and unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - February 2016
On January 21, 2016, the Mayor released his preliminary executive budget for FY 2017 and a financial plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2016.pdf