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2021 Local Sales Taxes Grew by Over 19 Percent; Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels
The report examines the many factors that drove sales tax growth in 2021, including inflation, along with the difference in sales tax recovery between New York City and the rest of the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2021-local-sales-taxes-grew-by-over-19-percent-exceeded-pre-pandemic-levels.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee (2019-N-8)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19n8.pdfAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contract Evaluation review process and taking action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s14-response.pdfAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14)
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contract Evaluation review process and taking action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s14.pdfEnvironmental, Social & Governance Principles and Proxy Voting Guidelines - 2026
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund or CRF) is one of the largest public pension funds in the nation with invested assets valued at $273.1 billion (as of March 31, 2025).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governance/pdf/proxy-voting-guidelines-2026.pdfPost Retirement Reporting Page How-To Guide
This guide shows you (as an employer contact with the Employer Reporting Submitter, Employer Reporting Uploader, Payroll or Personnel Security Role) how to report retirees using the Post-Retirement Reporting page in Retirement Online.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/employers/pdf/post-retirement-reporting-page-how-to-guide.pdfClaims Processing Activity October 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2025 (2024-S-26)
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s26.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today announced the criminal conviction of Morgan Fuel & Heating Company, Inc., … act violations. Bottini Fuel will pay over $3.2 million in criminal restitution and civil damages. "Bottini Fuel … and its principals. Thereafter, the Attorney General's Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, and Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree, a class A … by Assistant Attorney General Benjamin S. Clark of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau. The Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau is led by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pensionState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… commuters (87 percent) travel to or from Penn Station in Manhattan’s central business district. Peak trains using Penn … at Penn Station and by the East River tunnels that connect Manhattan to Long Island, which were damaged by Superstorm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017DiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District, located in Oneida County, is conducting necessary background checks … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “I commend school officials in Waterville for putting proper safeguards in place to protect their students,” said DiNapoli. “By … Waterville Central School District located in Oneida County is conducting necessary background checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtFour Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… New York, William F. Sweeney, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of … Investigation ("FBI") and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of … ANDREA GROSSMAN, and KIMBERLY SPINA with participating in a widespread health care fraud scheme through their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… District, pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access device fraud in connection with his misuse of a school district credit … Joanna Seybert. When sentenced, Gregg faces up to 20 years in prison, as well as forfeiture and a fine of up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… Overtime pay in 2018 at state agencies was at the highest level within the … “New York state’s overtime pay has seen significant growth in the past decade,” DiNapoli said. “As the state confronts … and the City University of New York) decreased slightly in 2018 to 155,818 – 12 percent lower than in 2009. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found numerous inaccuracies in the database tracking allegations of wrongdoing, including … review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been substantiated. These records … the list nine months before auditors identified them. The name of the third individual should have been included five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 88-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … You informed us that you received a school tax payment in an envelope postmarked with a date after the last day for … is normally prepared by the sender and must show the name and address of both the sender and the addressee. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 88-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a town justice court in connection with a felony complaint, is held by the town … Whether a county a town in the county or a village located within the town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 91-40
… days, notwithstanding that they total more than 22. (2) A municipality may adopt a policy to require its officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022, an increase of $5 billion (3.9%), from 2021, … IDAs were responsible for 61.8% of all active IDA projects in 2022, followed by towns (17.7%), cities (12.7%), New York … jobs would be retained, with a median salary of $45,430. In addition, the projects are estimated to create 36,607 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Financial Plan
… the city budget. City tax revenues, which have generally beat expectations in recent years, are in line with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-financial-plan