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Protecting our Elderly Population: Select Elder Care Program Audits (2021-2023)
New York State has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the United States, with over 3.3 million New Yorkers age 65 and older (about 17 percent of the population).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/select-elder-care-program-audits-2021-2023.pdfMWBE Report 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the Fund recorded growth in its investments with MWBE managers. Total investments and commitments of Fund capital to MWBE partners for 2022-23 was $31.5 billion.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2022-23.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfCity of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
Determine whether the City of Hornell (City) Common Council (Council) provided sufficient oversight of the Business Improvement District (BID) to ensure it operated in accordance with the BID Plan (Plan).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/hornell-2018-38.pdfAnnual Update: Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Debt Profile
As 2020 began, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was already facing challenges in balancing its budget, along with missed capital commitment goals, capital funding risks and escalating debt service costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/mta-debt-rpt-1-2022.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… and its owners," said Attorney General Underwood . "This conduct was longstanding and harmed individual, … customers. We are grateful to the whistleblower who helped bring this illegal conduct to light and are pleased to be … to this conduct as a term of the civil settlement, which can be found here . After a whistleblower filed an action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … Operation Integrity partnership of the Attorney General and Comptroller which has resulted in dozens of convictions and more than $6 million in restitution. Mr. Wills was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-hePension Funds Break New Ground on Board Diversity
… precedent-setting agreements with Monster Beverage Corp. and Standard Pacific Corp. to formally include sexual orientation and gender identity in their considerations when seeking diverse board … precedentsetting agreements with Monster Beverage Corp and Standard Pacific Corp to formally include sexual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/pension-funds-break-new-ground-board-diversityMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2021
… than $38 billion. The claims are processed and paid in weekly cycles, which averaged about 4.7 million claims and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2021-through-september-30-2021DiNapoli: Former Odessa Clerk Allegedly Falsified Timesheets to Scam $11,000 in Extra Pay
… Chemung County District Attorney Weeden A. Wetmore and the New York State Police announced former Odessa Village … Clerk Kristi Pierce has been charged with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (D Felony); Defrauding the Government (E Felony); and Official Misconduct (A Misdemeanor) for padding her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-odessa-clerk-allegedly-falsified-timesheets-scam-11000-extra-payCity of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-139)
… Annual Financial Disclosure Statements that are meant to help identify conflicts of interest were not filed. … and collections were not monitored or correctly allocated to affected taxing jurisdictions (ATJs). 52 of 115 payments … than it should have. These funds should have been paid to the City of Glen Cove (City), $75,039, and to the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/16/city-glen-cove-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2020mDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… popularity, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print for details … retailer. It could help to get a replacement card if it is lost and could also help recover any unused balance if it’s reported to us as unclaimed funds. It is important not to wait too long to spend your gift cards to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsOwego-Apalachin Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-21)
… education services by ensuring students received services in accordance with their individual education programs (IEPs) … did not ensure that students received all services in accordance with their IEPs. We reviewed IEPs for 28 students who received services in 2018-19. We found that these students did not receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/18/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-special-education-services-andSlate Hill Fire District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2021M-105)
… for eight purchases totaling $113,399. Paid 113 food and beverage receipts totaling $3,814 without adequate support to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/12/29/slate-hill-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-processing-2021m-105Quaker Street Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-96)
… complied with the procurement policy and claims were for a proper District purpose or adequately supported. … filed timely. The Board: Did not obtain quotes or bids for two purchases totaling $27,058, as required by their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/12/29/quaker-street-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-96DiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… an agreement with Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Corp. to comprehensively disclose its political spending, New York … trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreement, the Fund withdrew its shareholder … “Many publicly traded companies use corporate funds to influence the political process and it is important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingOpinion 88-48
… LAW, §§2725, et seq .; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 120-w: There is no statutory or common law competitive … to the Thruway Authority). General Municipal Law, §120-w, which defines the term "municipality" to include public authorities (General Municipal Law, §120-w[1][a]), contains provisions relative to agreements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2021 Through March 31, 2022
To determine whether the Department of Healths Departments eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements and resulted in correct payments to the providers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2021-through-march-31-2022