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Protection of Child Performers
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Labor (Department) adequately ensured that … with the legal requirements that help protect the welfare of child performers. The audit covers the period April 1, 2014 through March 16, 2017. Background The Department of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… and state grant money. The jury found Wills guilty of one count of a scheme to defraud in the 1st degree, two counts of grand larceny in the 3rd degree, and two counts of filing a false instrument in the 1st degree. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… state offices. * * * In 2014, I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career: Should I opt into a public financing … tool that allows candidates and elected officials to make decisions without undue influence from large campaign … In 2014 I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career Should I opt into a public financing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is currently balanced (including pre-payments) … increased by $3.9 billion in FY 2025, $3.5 billion in FY 2026, $2.1 billion in FY 2027, and $2.4 billion in FY 2028. … in new agency spending and council initiatives for FY 2026, outpacing city-fund revenues added over the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… then allegedly schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers. The victim, whose wife had died many … direct support, received a monthly income of $3,526.70 for his pension and $2,138.60 from Social Security. The subjects … persuaded the victim to agree to have them ostensibly pay his bills for him. However, the subjects did not pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… effective project selection and monitoring, there’s little accounting for the benefits the public gets from these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers (NFPs) in 2014, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The late … from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Report 2020-S-45 ). About the Program The … Boards, 95 One-Stop Career Centers (Career Centers), and 21 agencies and authorities — offers workforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York exceeds the nation in the share of businesses that are majority female and … income. According to data from the Kauffman Institute, the share of New York’s population that started a new business … states in 2021. DiNapoli’s analysis also found: New York’s share of majority minority-owned firms, 26.4%, is higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… and protect the programs that HUD beneficiaries rely on.” New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven G. … case stole funds from unsuspecting citizens that relied on them for a safe place to live. I thank the Comptroller’s … from WCHA by using WCHA’s financial accounts and credit lines to make unauthorized personal purchases. Additionally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedAddiction Support Services During Emergencies
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) offers adequate guidance to providers to help ensure they’re able to deliver addiction … To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports OASAS offers adequate guidance to providers to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/11/02/addiction-support-services-during-emergenciesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… and State Senator Zellnor Myrie, Chair of the Committee on Elections. The full op-ed is below: Putting the Public … or state assemblymember to access matching funds based on those individual, small-dollar donations from their … that year who received public financing raised as much, on average, as their white and male counterparts. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and complete inventory of nonrevenue service vehicles and to determine whether the nonrevenue service vehicles receive scheduled preventive maintenance are safeguarded and are properly disposed
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… villages as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate … No municipalities were designated in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress” in this round of scoring. “Federal pandemic relief packages provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… audits have been issued: George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (Tompkins County) … could not be found. Northport – East Northport Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (Suffolk … taxes may have been higher than necessary. Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-734
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2022 PSC $1,500 General Salary Increase for employees in the … not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Annual PSC employees in Bargaining Units CB, PC or T8 who meet the … to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between CUNY and PSC for the Term of 12/01/2017 – 02/28/2023, a $1,500 general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-734-april-2022-professional-staff-congress-psc-1500-generalDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… not identify the source of funds in their restitution account. In total, the departments had approximately $1.6 … transfer unclaimed money to the undisbursed restitution account when appropriate. Make payments from the undisbursed restitution account to the crime victims whose restitution orders have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… receive referrals and are responsible for assessing each case to determine what help is needed, such as a new living … entering progress notes as events occurred, and assessing case time management. The agency had no documentation to show … more closely with providers to improve documentation of case progress and assessments of clients’ needs. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-728
… Employees: Annual PSC employees in Bargaining Units CB, PC, T8 or TC who meet the eligibility criteria are … who are Active or on Paid Leave in Bargaining Units CB, PC, T8 or TC will receive the February 2022 PSC $1,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-728-february-2022-professional-staff-congress-psc-1000-general