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Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. Today in Westchester County Supreme Court, Porcari was sentenced to 1-3 years in prison. However, Judge David Zuckerman has temporarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, … 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications LLC were arrested in connection with a long-running scheme to steal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeOpinion 96-8
… toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions … of toll collection regulations is set forth in subdivision 5 of section 2985. General Municipal Law, §99-l provides for … regulations (see also Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1630[4]), expressly designates a violation of such rules or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8DiNapoli: Former Odessa Clerk Allegedly Falsified Timesheets to Scam $11,000 in Extra Pay
… of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-odessa-clerk-allegedly-falsified-timesheets-scam-11000-extra-payNon-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… Transportation Services (Report 2008-N-3). Background The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is the largest municipal hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/non-emergency-patient-transportation-services-followTown of Potsdam – Justice Court (2014M-014)
… 5, 2013. Background The Town of Potsdam (Town) is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of approximately … and civil fees. During 2012, the Court reported $167,497 in fines, fees and surcharges to the Justice Court Fund. Key … exceeded the Justices’ total available cash, resulting in a cash shortage of $117,120 during the audit period. Fines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/10/town-potsdam-justice-court-2014m-014DiNapoli: Two Poughkeepsie Women Arrested for Stealing NYS Pension Checks From Deceased Pensioner
… grateful that this interagency partnership was successful in bringing these individuals to justice.” Brink’s mother … Community College for over 22 years before retiring in June 1995. She died in May 2020 and all pension payments should have stopped at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-two-poughkeepsie-women-arrested-stealing-nys-pension-checks-deceased-pensionerResponsibility for IT Internal Controls – Information Technology Governance
… Internal controls are essential to the effective operation of local governments and schools. They encompass the … process, transmit and store can be trusted; are available when needed; and are adequately protected from unauthorized … and ethical leadership. Generally, governing boards do not design internal controls or develop the written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/responsibility-it-internal-controlsDiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
… pandemic as sales tax revenues shrink and state aid is in jeopardy,” DiNapoli said. “This legislation, proposed by … the "rollover" period for bond anticipation notes issued in calendar years 2015 through 2021; providing additional options to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in reserve funds for pandemic-related expenses and permitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemicImproper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments … the State’s Medicaid program. Individuals may enroll in Medicaid through Local Departments of Social Services or … than one CIN assigned to them during the time they are in receipt of benefits; however, only one CIN should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2020-S-67 ). About the Program The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is a not-for-profit … at commercially reasonable levels and in accord with racing and wagering industry standards. Because NYRA operates its racing operations at a deficit, it is imperative that its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followDiNapoli Takes Action to Hold Corporate America Accountable for Failing to Address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
… strong support. Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and the public outcry over the killings of other … commitments to greater racial inclusion, not just in a given year, but over time by comparing how the proportion of Black women, for example, has changed in a given job category from one year to another. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-takes-action-hold-corporate-america-accountable-failing-address-diversity-equity-andChautauqua County Asst. Treasurer Guilty in $4,100 Theft
… and Soil District pleaded guilty today to stealing $4,100 in county funds, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. … she collected from the public, instead of depositing them in the bank. DiNapoli’s office discovered the gap during an … with Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson in the criminal investigation. Kelley, 48, of Portland, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/chautauqua-county-asst-treasurer-guilty-4100-theftDiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s … her criminal behavior. Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, offering a false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli Statement on Special Education Provider Guilty Plea in Federal Court
… following statement on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park, the owner of Bilingual SEIT & … following statement on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park the owner of Bilingual SEIT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-statement-special-education-provider-guilty-plea-federal-courtSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… major computer systems and networks that process, store, and transmit ePHI. Since 2003, all health care … and technical security over the systems that receive, store, process, transmit, and maintain ePHI. Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… pdf] We also released ten letter reports to the following: City of Auburn [pdf] , City of Elmira [pdf] , Town of Hamburg … , Madison County [pdf] , Town of Newburgh [pdf] , City of Troy [pdf] , and City of Watertown [pdf] . Purpose of Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 231
… in the Deduction End Date field. Enter the total finger print fee amount in the Flat/Addl Amount field. By entering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/231-fingerprint-fee-processingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in Lynbrook, NY — entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court, Queens County admitting to defrauding the … Goldin and Value Pharmacy Inc entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court Queens County admitting to defrauding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidOpinion 93-30
… and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties … and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, … an individual from a village justice court to a county jail after the individual has been arraigned in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30