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Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Report … providers for newborn services using the fee-for-service and managed care payment methods. Under fee-for-service, … of the audit was to determine if Medicaid overpaid MCOs and hospitals for low birth weight newborn claims. The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/07/overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weight-newborns-followQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… was issued on September 18, 2015, found significant issues with medical records provided by a physician, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, … whether medications Dr. Ahmad prescribed in connection with these services, which accounted for 137,637 pharmacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedEssex County Sheriff’s Department – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-35)
… Departments’ internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2011, to … Essex County is located in northeastern New York State and has a population of approximately 39,000. The County is … fiscal year were $73.9 million. Key Findings Cash receipts and disbursements were not processed in accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/04/19/essex-county-sheriffs-department-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-andState Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County … degree after she allegedly pocketed her deceased mother's pension totaling $60,285 to pay cellphone bills, a car loan, … Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. said: "Stealing from public funds hurts everyone. This is another case where the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsTiconderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… entitled transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions and to determine whether extra-classroom activity funds were adequately safeguarded and cash receipts and disbursements were properly accounted for during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extraComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in $200,000 Fraud on Long Island
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … over a two year period for HVAC equipment, supplies, and labor. The defendant, who pled guilty last October, must … for the bogus invoices, refund $10,000 he admits stealing, and is banned from bidding on or receiving public contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-200000-fraud-long-islandBridgehampton Fire District – Length of Service Award Program and Purchasing Practices (2017M-251)
… the District’s length of service award program (LOSAP) and procured goods and services in accordance with the … $3.3 million. Key Findings The District’s adopted LOSAP point system does not comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). 2016 LOSAP records for 15 active members were inadequate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/03/02/bridgehampton-fire-district-length-service-award-program-and-purchasingPlainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-189)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds for the period July … Bay, Nassau County. The District operates five schools and has approximately 3,025 students. Projected expenditures … duplicate receipts for all funds placed in her custody, and did not always deposit funds in a timely manner and sign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/12/plainedge-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraNew York State Dental Program – Payments for Scaling and Root Planing Procedures (Follow-Up)
… New York State Dental Program - Payments for Scaling and Root Planing Procedure s (Report 2009-S-95). Background … established adequate controls over the payment of scaling and root planing procedures and whether GHI overpaid for scaling and root planing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/12/new-york-state-dental-program-payments-scaling-and-root-planing-procedures-followMedicaid Program – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… Pharmacy (Davis Ethical) inappropriately billed Medicaid for prescription medications. The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/medicaid-program-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyDiNapoli: Stony Brook University Hospital Failed to Comply With Contracting and Hiring Rules
… repeatedly failed to comply with state guidelines and university policies related to contracting, vendor monitoring, and hiring or promotions, possibly costing taxpayers nearly … $955,000,” DiNapoli said. “We also found improper hiring and pay raises for staff and poor contractor monitoring that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-stony-brook-university-hospital-failed-comply-contracting-and-hiring-rulesContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… with PROMESA covering the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014, totaling $12.5 million, to in part conduct a … and oversee contract activity. Between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014, for the MTAR program, PROMESA reported about … paid to OASAS for audit disallowances it imposed as a result of its most recent audit of PROMESA. The remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incOswego City School District – Financial Management and Nonresident Foster Student Tuition (2016M-224)
… Department to determine if there is any limitation on previous years that can be billed. … Oswego City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/oswego-city-school-district-financial-management-and-nonresident-fosterBurnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2015M-357)
… the accuracy of the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through … District is located in the Towns of Ballston, Charlton and Clifton Park in Saratoga County and the Town of Glenville in Schenectady County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-leave-accruals-andWilliam Floyd Union Free School District – Check Signing and Online Banking (2022M-192)
… The District Treasurer (Treasurer) allowed employees to affix her signature to checks without overseeing the check signing process; of … check signature at all times. Designate a Deputy Treasurer to sign checks and authorize electronic/wire transfers in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-check-signing-and-online-bankingVillage of Holley – Financial Condition of the Water and Sewer Funds (2014M-334)
… to evaluate the financial condition of the Village’s water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2009 through September … Holley is located in the Town of Murray, Orleans County, and has a population of approximately 1,810. The Village is … total approximately $1.78 million. Key Findings The water and sewer funds relied on interfund advances from the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/03/village-holley-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2014m-334MTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, … transportation project and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years. Initially expected to cost $4.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… allegedly stealing checks from Brooklynites and using a stolen identity to further his scheme. Galker is accused of thefts totaling $31,149, including a $1,148 check from DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds, and various … of Midwood, withdrew cash immediately after depositing the stolen checks. He allegedly spent the money on purchases from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-schemeOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (Report 2019-S-29 ). About the … Career and technical education (CTE) programs (referred to in the past as vocational, occupational, or practical arts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schools-followPoughkeepsie City School District – Internal Controls Over Purchasing and Claims Processing (2012M-179)
… was to examine internal controls over claims processing and purchasing for the period July 1, 2010, to March 31, … budgeted general fund expenditures for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 fiscal years were $81.2 million and $81.4 million, respectively. Key Findings The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/11/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-purchasing-and