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Town of Marcy – Justice Court Operations (2020M-166)
Determine whether the Town of Marcy (Town) Justices provided adequate oversight of Justice Court (Court) financial activities and ensured collections were deposited timely and intact and properly reported and remitted.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/marcy-justice-court-2020-166.pdfTown of Tully – Justice Court Operations (2021M-10)
Determine whether the Town of Tully (Town) Justices provided adequate oversight of Justice Court (Court) financial activities and ensured collections were deposited timely and intact and properly reported and remitted.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/tully-justice-court-2021-10.pdfDiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the sentencing of Rochelle Rose to five years’ probation after her guilty plea to grand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Former West Hurley Fire District Chief and Chairman Plead Guilty in Corruption Probe
… The West Hurley Fire District’s former chief and a fire commissioner pleaded guilty Tuesday evening to … & Excavating business. Former chief David Gutierrez and Michael “Bucky” VanValkenburgh, a current fire … Court, were initially charged for abusing their authority and costing the district over $30,000 since 2012. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-former-west-hurley-fire-district-chief-and-chairman-plead-guilty-corruption-probeDiNapoli and Stewart-Cousins Encourage Residents to Claim More Than $100 Million in Lost Money
… today encouraged local residents to search for unclaimed funds, also known as lost and forgotten money, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-and-stewart-cousins-encourage-residents-claim-more-100-million-lost-moneySelected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… totaling $218,606,626 ranged in dollar value from $100 and $15,000. We examined 270 refund payments totaling … colleges. The payments consisted of: A random sample of 100 payments selected from all payments between $100 and $15,000 that were not book advance payments and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountColumbia County Department of Weights and Measures –Internal Controls Over Revenue Collection (2013M-400)
… 2013 are $155,251,604. The County Department of Weights and Measures (Department) is under the general oversight of … Committee (Committee). Key Findings The Committee and Board have not established effective internal controls … collections. As a result, there are no written policies and procedures covering revenue collections and a lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/02/columbia-county-department-weights-and-measures-internal-controls-over-revenueDiNapoli and NY State Pension Fund Reach Agreements with Major Companies on Executive Pay
… Inc. and Salesforce.com to reexamine their CEO and executive pay and adopt policies that take into account the … the Economic Policy Institute, CEOs of America's largest firms earned $271 for every dollar their employees earned in … investors. The Fund has previously come to agreements on this issue with the following corporations: 2018 CVS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-and-ny-state-pension-fund-reach-agreements-major-companies-executive-payDiNapoli: New Yorkers Foot the Bill for Billions in Public Authority Spending and Debt
… Recent authority actions suggest that authorities must do more to open their doors to public accountability.” Of the … New York Power Authority and others, essentially shifting costs from the general tax base to those who use authority … such a task force, and the financing plan and toll impact of the new bridge are unclear. Moody’s Investors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-foot-bill-billions-public-authority-spending-and-debtWyandanch Union Free School District - Professional Services, Administrative Expenses and Fuel Inventory (2018M-24)
… conferences attended by Board of Education (Board) members and cell phones were supported and necessary. District officials effectively monitored fuel … $1,077 if they did not pay for unauthorized travel dates and $144 if they did not pay for unnecessary costs. Did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-professional-services-administrativeUnited HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… audit report, United HealthCare - Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy … the improper claims well outside of normal business hours and often lacked records verifying that patients actually … Ethical routinely submitted fraudulent claims to NYSHIP and received payments for those claims. We coordinated our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… Purpose To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP waived Empire Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… 20 percent, lower than the target set in statute and did not give rationale for the lower target, according to an … subcontractors yet the MTA conducted its investigations when only 11 of these subcontractors were on site. For two other contracts, MTA made on-site visits when two subcontractors were present, but there was no record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesRockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… was to review administrative compensation, purchasing and financial management practices for the period July 1, … position of Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Superintendent and then hiring a new District Superintendent, BOCES incurred … a written policy that addresses procedures for billing and collection. The Board and Superintendent incurred $70,290 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationDiNapoli: Ralph Lauren Should Ensure Human and Worker Rights are Upheld in its Operations
… P. DiNapoli released the following statement in support of a shareholder proposal presented at Ralph Lauren’s annual … filed by the AFL-CIO, urges the clothing maker to detail how it handles potential and actual human rights risks in its … themselves and their investors against the risks that can damage long-term value.” As trustee of the $176.8 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-ralph-lauren-should-ensure-human-and-worker-rights-are-upheld-its-operationsStatewide Compliance With Administrative Requirements for Retail Liquor License Approvals, Renewals, and Enforcement Actions
… Liquor Authority (Authority) appropriately approved new and renewed licenses in accordance with the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) and the related administrative and documentation requirements. The audit also sought to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/statewide-compliance-administrative-requirements-retail-liquor-license-approvals-renewalsHebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… on clinical evaluations, and pays for their services using rates established by SED. The rates are based on the financial information that Hebrew … of its payments to Hebrew Institute based on statutory rates. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, Hebrew …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… to five-year period and continually update plans based on changes that have occurred since the time they were first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesKiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… audit was to evaluate the District's financial condition and selected employee reimbursement payments for the period … one school with approximately 200 special needs students and provides transportation, health and welfare services and textbooks to approximately 11,400 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… if Dr. Riaz Ahmad complied with Medicaid policies and whether Dr. Ahmad’s medical records support the services he billed and the prescriptions he wrote. The audit covered the period … for each visit; notes regarding the patient’s progress and response to treatment; notation of all medications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining