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Selected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (2015-S-33) Metropolitan Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsDiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… ($4.7 million), the Times Square Hotel ($5.7 million), Uptown SROs ($4.9 million) and 350 Lafayette TLC ($5.1 … to provide supportive housing for individuals and families who were recently homeless, hospitalized or incarcerated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionDiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Over $300,000
… District Attorney Todd Carville, and the New York State Police announced today. The defendant, Jonnell Rose, was … “I thank District Attorney Carville and the New York State Police for their partnership in this investigation.” “I want to commend our State Police members along with our partners at the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-arrested-stealing-over-300000DiNapoli: Former Durhamville Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $92,000
… movie channel subscription, plane tickets and at a spa and nail salon. She also used the Fire Department’s debit card to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-former-durhamville-fire-department-treasurer-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-92000DiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… Motor vehicle fatalities in New York state rose 25.8% from … highest level in a decade in 2022, even as the number of vehicle miles travelled, licensed drivers, and traffic … said. “While there are fewer drivers on the road and vehicle safety features have greatly improved, more fatal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
The devastating job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York, necessitating borrowing from the federal government beginning in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/update-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund.pdfStafford Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-274)
… Background The Stafford Fire Department, Inc. is located in the Town of Stafford in Genesee County and provides fire protection services to … revenues into its own bank accounts without authorization in the Department’s bylaws. The Board did not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/stafford-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialDiNapoli: Former Dannemora Official Charged With Falsifying Time Sheets Attempting to Beef Up Retirement Benefits for Some Correction Officers
… making other improvements to the village hall. The village only paid the COs for two days of work and required them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-former-dannemora-official-charged-falsifying-time-sheets-attempting-beef-retirement-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… deposits for money collected from the soccer concession stand. Longwood Public Library – Bank Account Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… of Unclaimed Funds. “After the holidays, it’s easy to lose track of your gift cards,” DiNapoli said. “In 2020, over … terms and conditions for a card must be disclosed directly on it and gift cards cannot expire within the first five … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsLocal Government Interactive Data
… to view and analyze a tenyear window of New York State local government finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/interactive-dataComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… Pharmacy Inc. ("Value"), a pharmacy formerly located in Queens before re-locating to its current location in … million. Today, Acting Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron of Queens County Supreme Court sentenced Arkady Goldin to six … case was handled by Special Assistant Attorneys General Elizabeth Kappakas and Diana Elkind, with the assistance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerOpinion 88-25
… been suggested that the facilities should be limited to only certain groups of individuals. You ask whether the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25Opinion 88-44
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … v Symonds , 85 Misc 2d 289, 380 NYS2d 567, affd 54 AD2d 159, 388 NYS2d 422). Thus, abstention from voting on matters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Village of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … revenue and expenditure projections in the Village of Washingtonville’s (Village’s) 2025-26 tentative budget … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… year. The village of Amityville in Suffolk County is the only village to be designated as fiscally stressed in all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter
… York City, and their major public authorities during the first quarter of 2015. The proposed new issuances total … million for February and $239.5 million for March. The first quarter of anticipated new issuances compares to past … the fourth quarter of 2014 and $3.93 billion during the first quarter of 2014. The State Comptroller chairs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarterEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… Board of Education (Board) to adopt a budget providing for an additional 4.38 percent increase, or $6.8 million, to … in November 2024, the District’s financial statement audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year revealed $31.3 million in … we conducted a review of the District’s adopted budget for the current 2024-25 fiscal year. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2New York State Artificial Intelligence Governance
… operations. For example, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) uses AI to power its facial recognition technology, … four State agencies: Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), DOCCS, DMV, and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Based on our … are understood by appropriate staff. To NYSOFA, DOCCS, DMV, and DOT: Review ITS’ Acceptable Use of Artificial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/03/new-york-state-artificial-intelligence-governanceOpinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20