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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/waiver-request.pdfComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Hartunian Announce Arrest and Indictment of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough
… into his personal account, according to the indictment and court papers. Additionally, Scarborough deposited five checks … account. The state indictment, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Albany, accuses Mr. Scarborough of then spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-and-us-attorney-hartunian-announce-arrest-and-indictment-newDiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration
… DiNapoli. DiNapoli released his report when he toured the Gov. George Clinton Elementary School garden in Poughkeepsie. “Interest in farm-to-school programs is … schools, the students exclaim with delight and ask what they will be tasting that day,” said Jamie Lovato, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaborationFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's … to pre-schoolers with disabilities, pleaded guilty to stealing $5 million in city and state funding between 2005 and 2012 — money that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Walden Fire District #2 and the West Niles Fire Company . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … revealed five employees were overpaid a total of $902. In addition, the village under-budgeted for overtime in the 2016-17 fiscal year by $284,608 or 43 percent. Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today announced the indictment of CINDY TAPPE, 57, for orchestrating an approximately $3.5 … (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (the “Metro Center”) to divert approximately $3.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… indictment of Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD), and Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), … public, the defendants secretly steered lucrative food service contracts to themselves and then illegally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Board of Cooperative Education Services . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … 4 percent statutory limit on unrestricted fund balance. In addition, the district did not have proper documentation … fund balance deficits for four consecutive fiscal years, in part, due to shortfalls in budgeted tuition revenue. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Manorville Fire District , Town of Mentz , City of Olean and the Town of Thurman . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Corporations to Address Environmental and Climate Risks
… withdrawn by the Fund. Climate Risk Shareholder Proposals in 2022 GHG Reduction Targets DiNapoli filed proposals … has committed to adopting science based GHG targets in line with a 1.5 C degree future. DiNapoli’s proposals … GHG emissions reductions from corporations have resulted in agreements with numerous companies over the years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-corporations-address-environmental-and-climate-risksComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to one year in jail. Cohen has also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met … Herb Friedman was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail, and ordered to pay $775,000 in restitution to Met … 2015, Joseph Ross was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail, $534,000 in restitution to Met Council, and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… industry reached $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year, … performance. “Wall Street had a very profitable start in 2019, but uncertainties leave the second half of the year an … crisis. While net revenue rose in the first half of 2019, growth slowed to 2.4 percent. The slowdown reportedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… A non-profit, paid millions by New York City to provide summer jobs and after school programs for youth, … children, among other troubling findings, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … with the Queens-based Greater Ridgewood Youth Council to run a Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsDiNapoli Audit: Drivers for Disabled New Yorkers Drove with Suspended Licenses; Racked up Hundreds of Violations, Including Speeding Through School Zones
… not ensured that the employees who transport clients in NYC drive safely and have valid driver's licenses, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … audit, which looked at vehicles assigned to the agency's NYC offices from April 1, 2015 through June 26, 2018 found: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-drivers-disabled-new-yorkers-drove-suspended-licenses-racked-hundreds-violationsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… other providers, for the cost of their SEIT programs based on the eligible expenses they report. Providers are not … for reimbursement because the staff controller should have been capable of providing the same services. Moreover, … $1,981,802 in salaries and fringe benefits that should not have been charged to the State; $310,136 in undocumented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… a high-pressure year for the state budget. Decisions made in Washington pose a real risk to New York's finances. Cuts … questions over state tax revenues and billions of dollars in out-year gaps pose significant threats," DiNapoli said. … challenges, transparency, accountability and oversight in the use of public dollars are more important than ever." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetNYC Finances Remain Strong But Out-Year Budget Gaps Have Grown
… financial plan, released in June, projects a surplus of nearly $4.6 billion in FY 2018, the largest in 10 years. … the FY 2019 budget, resulted mostly from a reallocation of unneeded reserves and higher tax revenues. Tax receipts exceeded the city's forecast at the beginning of FY 2018 by $2.2 billion, driven by higher personal income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/nyc-finances-remain-strong-out-year-budget-gaps-have-grownDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… tolls and fees have not been effective, an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. "More … 2013 to August 20, 2017, found that TBTA did not maximize toll collection for a variety of reasons, including license … Henry Hudson Bridge used electronic tolling as the "Open Road Tolling" system was tested. During 2017, as "Open Road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's controversial, and seemingly counterintuitive, experiment to reduce exposed … subway stations saved work and possibly some money for the MTA," DiNapoli said. "It's not clear that it met MTA's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerDiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts to Health Care Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers
… calls in Washington to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and make radical changes to Medicaid," DiNapoli said. … than 7 million, largely due to enactment of the federal ACA and other changes in federal and state health care … Plan and subsidized coverage through the state's health insurance marketplace, New York State of Health (NYSOH), cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-warns-federal-cuts-health-care-could-hurt-millions-new-yorkers