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DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… steal over $1 million from the Medicaid program by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating … partners, especially Paul White of Viapath Technologies, for their tireless dedication to a comprehensive and thorough … of this criminal behavior and associated kickbacks for fraudulent charges has an impact beyond theft,” Oneonta …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeMonitoring of Select Programs
… not receiving services. The 2020-21 New York State budget allocation of $261,541,500 for NYSOFA’s Community Services … of AAAs may undermine this goal. While the initial fund allocation in 2019-20 was based on AAAs’ reported Unmet Need … – NYOFA did not reassess AAAs’ Unmet Need and revise its allocation plan based on AAAs’ most current reported Unmet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… area. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Act or ADA) was signed into law to provide people with disabilities … PANYNJ is in compliance with selected aspects of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that we reviewed within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover very slow, some … six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, collecting over $200,000 … in fees from 1,002 applicants. They awarded just 23 apartments. Another 29 people on the waiting lists asked to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply … state and local law to Board of Water Supply purposes. The scheme continued into the fall of 2018 with payments from the … firm later retained for Thomas’s defense. To further the scheme, Porcari submitted memorandums to the Board of Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and public authorities … in assessing progress. Additionally, the agency needs to be more proactive. As cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or … the state’s child welfare system and is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, … that a family member or suitable person can safely provide for the needs of the child. DiNapoli’s auditors found OCFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
Comptroller DiNapoli announced the sentencing of Thomas Capuano the former Commissioner of the Dept of Public Works of the city of Rensselaer for teaming with two employees to divert $46000 from the city by pocketing the cash from scrap metals acquired as part of their jobs with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1812
… Subject Summary of Tax Related Changes for 2020 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2020 and … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1812-summary-tax-related-changes-2020Debt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… over the next five years, declining to $4 billion in SFY 2025-26. For the second year in a row, the SFY 2021-22 … This includes remaining bonds issued by the New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (LGAC), bonds issued by the … Corporation to refund certain LGAC bonds and the Municipal Bond Bank Agency. An additional $1.5 billion in debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… No. 1945.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of several process changes to Workers’ … New Action/Reason for Workers’ Compensation Correct History Requests Agencies do not have the ability to correct … is required in PayServ when this change is made. See the Agency Actions section of this bulletin for more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… the City's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and … of Island Child Development Center has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… providers, such as Westhab, to submit to the Local District monthly invoices of actual expenses as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… 24/7 and is responsible for citywide traffic management, incident response, traffic signal operation and maintenance, … and information dissemination. The Department coordinates incident response with its Office of Emergency Response, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for … engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of more than $300,000 to pay the personal … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local government revenue, according to a comprehensive report on local sales … and operations, revealing the statewide impact of the revenue losses from the pandemic. “COVID-19 has decimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… is a deadline on using federal COVID-19 funds, delays in allocating it to specific housing projects or housing relief programs could result in funds being lost. “The state continues to navigate the … 2020 (CARES Act) with a HUD-HCR funding agreement through 2026. $120 million in HOME Investment Partnership Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… New York City Department of Education (DOE) is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In … extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need, including mental health awareness training for school staff. Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… it easier for more New Yorkers to run for office. New York trails the nation in this area. According to the National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-open