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Opinion 98-15

… 10, 1998 Daniel Pozin, Esq., Attorney at Law Town of New Castle … Whether the sale of an historic building …

Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits

… allowed by the Act. In one instance, a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for alprazolam (a drug used to treat … exceeded the limits set by the Act. We further identified two MCOs that, similar to the Department, do not have system …

DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds

… Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the … O’Hara admitted that between 2013 and 2015, he obtained false invoices from a Prattsville-based modular home … who was Town Supervisor at the time, then submitted the false invoices and checks to Prattsville and the New York …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… – Financial Management (Suffolk County) The district’s general fund balance increased by $12.9 million (141 … As a result, unrestricted fund balance as of June 30, 2019 totaled less than 1 percent of the next year’s … points from fiscal years 2015-16 through 2018-19. Annual budgets overestimated appropriations by an average of …

DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft

… Housing Authority (WCHA) Executive Director Jan Hoffman for stealing over $48,000 in WCHA funds, and Katherine (Katie) Pais, Hoffman’s mother … Steven G. James said, “The individuals charged in this case stole funds from unsuspecting citizens, using the …

Selected Management and Operations Practices

… York Power Authority’s (NYPA) electric vehicle initiatives and programs placed the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in locations where the … EVs on the road by raising awareness of the technology and making more EV charging stations—up to 3,000 public and …

DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered

… for a scheme that allowed her to steal over $48,000 in WCHA funds, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, … Katherine (Katie) Pais, who pleaded guilty to aiding in and concealing the scheme, was adjourned to June 2, 2025. … expenses. She also submitted over $1,000 in additional false reimbursement claims. Through her role as the accounts …

Value of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade

… billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project values from 2018, while net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased by 48 percent since …

DiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father

… accepting, withdrawing and spending nearly $80,000 in funds from pension payments made by the New York State and … (NYSLRS) to the defendant’s father who had passed away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, … before Judge Geoffrey Prime on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony) and Identity Theft in the …

Opinion 92-52

… Neck North may not enter into a cooperative agreement for the joint investment of its funds with the funds of other … of Great Neck North may participate in a cooperative plan for the joint investment of its funds with the funds of other … banks and trust companies are authorized to give security for such deposits. Any moneys of the authority not required …

DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget

… The estimated $237 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 increases spending for vital … $7.3 billion, or 3.1%, from the prior year. The decrease is primarily attributable to projected reductions in …

Opinion 88-6

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of section 113 were construed in NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 Misc 2d 262, 390 NYS2d 784, affd 48 NY2d 917, 425 …

Opinion 92-1

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Retained Percentages … (collection of interest on securities deposited in lieu of); (mandatory nature of withdrawal provisions); … of appropriate securities); (submission of securities in excess of amount to be withdrawn); (substitution of …

XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures

… whether the individual is, or has been, on the payroll of the State at any time during the current calendar … any department, board, commission, etc., that has its payroll processed by OSC. The legislature, its commissions, …

Opinion 90-19

… the management of the affairs and the disposition of the funds of the fire department, to call meetings of the …

Elba Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-286)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s controls over … is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Elba, Genesee County. The Department, which is governed by …

Locust Valley Fire District - Conference and Travel Expenditures (2018M-56)

… totaling $8,396 were not authorized in advance by the Board, as required by District policy. Nineteen conference and travel … of $244 for mileage and parking that were not supported by the claims documentation. Key Recommendations Ensure that …

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES – Claim Payments (2015M-350)

… of our audit was to review the BOCES’ claim payments for the period July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015. … Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is an association of 12 component school districts. The … which delivers services to approximately 1,200 students, is governed by a 12-member Board of Education elected by the …

Limitations – State Police Plan

Belleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)

… component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. … did not provide mental health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 as required … component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE Act training requirement to staff …