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Enterprise Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention and Detection: Annual Report to the New York State Legislature, 2020
The New York State Legislature amended the Finance Law in 2015 by adding a new Section 8-c, which provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic syste
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/enterprise-fraud-2020.pdfHolland Patent Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-326)
… officials adequately safeguarded personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) in the student information … Towns of Deerfield, Floyd, Marcy, Remsen, Steuben, Trenton and Western in Oneida County and the Town of Russia in Herkimer County. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/holland-patent-central-school-district-access-student-information-systemDiNapoli: Stony Brook University Hospital Failed to Comply With Contracting and Hiring Rules
… the SK Inc. contract to ensure that payments are made only for necessary services that are actually rendered, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-stony-brook-university-hospital-failed-comply-contracting-and-hiring-rulesDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… Former Bradford Volunteer Fire Company treasurer Sherry Hamilton pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree … Attorney Brooks Baker. Their joint efforts discovered Hamilton misappropriated funds by taking "advance" payments … conceal her crimes. She was arrested in July 2016. "Sherry Hamilton abused her position of trust by turning company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsOneida City School District – Controlling Access to the Student Information System (2016M-53)
… 1, 2014 through October 30, 2015. Background The Oneida City School District is located in the City of Oneida and the Towns of Lenox and Lincoln in Madison … Oneida City School District Controlling Access to the Student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/oneida-city-school-district-controlling-access-student-information-systemQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… issues with medical records provided by a physician, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, to support his Medicaid claims. Our review of a sample of Dr. Ahmad’s medical records found they contained inadequate … of care should another physician be required to treat Dr. Ahmad’s patients. Due to the deficiencies in Dr. Ahmad’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 9% in January Compared to Last Year
… York City’s collections totaled $844 million, an increase of 8.8%, or $68 million, over January of 2022. Every county experienced some year-over-year growth … cities are based on estimates by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. In the third month of each calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-9-percent-january-compared-last-yearSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)
… officials restricted access to the student information application, they did not adequately secure access to the network and financial application. District officials did not: Disable unnecessary … Properly restrict user permissions in the financial application. In addition, sensitive information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-access-network-andDiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $86,000 for Personal Expenses
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that Jennifer Colucci 41 of Hopewell Junction pleaded guilty to stealing more than $86000 in tax funds collected for the use of the town of Beekman and its schools
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-embezzling-86000-personal-expensesDiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… spot for New York City’s finances entering fiscal year (FY) 2023, amid uncertainty in the city's economic recovery … office buildings , are expected to increase by 11.7% in FY 2023, reaching levels just short of the peak in FY 2021. Multi-family residential (Class II) market value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to … systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to … The District did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolState Police Bulletin No. SP-188
… Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Units 07, 17 and 18, represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62, represented by the New … also increases the biweekly cap from $48.92 to $52.69 and the annual cap from $1,272.00 to $1,370.00. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-188-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceState Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley
… to encourage and incentivize qualified banks and credit unions to open or maintain bank branches in underserved … strengthen the local economy. Community banks and credit unions are vital to the stability of small towns, helping … further expand this program and have it utilized by credit unions to continue our mission to create an inclusive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-dfs-acting-superintendent-asrow-designate-new-banking-developmentDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… creating a greater degree of transparency. The PCFP will only provide a match of public funds on eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeDiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Over $300,000
… District Attorney Todd Carville, and the New York State Police announced today. The defendant, Jonnell Rose, was … “I thank District Attorney Carville and the New York State Police for their partnership in this investigation.” “I want to commend our State Police members along with our partners at the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-arrested-stealing-over-300000Opinion 94-29
… have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for … or other agency representing a municipality. You indicate that these appeals generally arise in two proceedings: (1) a … matters are quasi-criminal in nature and that the party represented in a support proceeding is usually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Middletown Employee Charged With Theft
… and brought to justice.” McKelevey was arraigned before Judge Stephen Brockett in the City of Middletown Court, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/middletown-employee-charged-theftDiNapoli Halts $24 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… after finding 7,482 improper filings –an 18 percent rise from last year. To date, DiNapoli's office audited and … after finding 7482 improper filings an 18 percent rise from last year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-halts-24-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli Orders Divestment of Russia Holdings
… invasion of Ukraine, DiNapoli announced the Fund would freeze all new investments in Russian companies and review … toward economic crisis, we are protecting our state pension fund by divesting our minimal investments there and … State Common Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The Fund holds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-orders-divestment-russia-holdingsState Police Bulletin No. SP-178
… Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Units 07, 17 and 18 represented by Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62 represented by New York … an increase to the biweekly cap from $42.12 to $48.92 and the annual cap from $1,095.00 to $1,272.00. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-178-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insurance