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Johnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… growth, causing learning and behavioral issues or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater … report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing cycles have followed: Cycle One: September 6, 2016 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 to April 20, 2018. Background The New York State Do Not Call law (Law) allows consumers to register their personal … (FCC) collaborated to create the National Do Not Call Registry (Registry), and consumers’ phone numbers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsSherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, maximum targeted funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
Determine whether the NorwoodNorfolk Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD), and Maria … food services contract, the defendants allegedly used the Hempstead School District as their own piggy bank,” Nassau … higher bid for her own personal gain, the taxpayers of the Hempstead Union Free School District were left holding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemePlainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… Ensure the Treasurer filed annual financial reports, for 2018 through 2020. Ensure the Treasurer’s records were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Events in Charlottesville, Va.
… of life in Charlottesville are a warning and a wake-up call. Violence and intolerance are taking the place of … nation. All leaders, particularly the White House, must call out domestic terrorism and white supremacist hatred by … loss of life in Charlottesville are a warning and a wakeup call …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-events-charlottesville-vaDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the … justice was served and restitution was made in this case.” Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government … to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an employee of the New York State Insurance Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… the assistance of MFCU Civil Enforcement Chief Carolyn Ellis. MFCU is led by Director Amy Held and Assistant Deputy … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerNorfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… claims totaling $97,727 and determined they were generally for appropriate District purposes. However, 17 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-125)
… percent. Over the last three years, the District budgeted for operating deficits totaling $358,300 but actually had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-managementUtica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… Also, the Board did not review periodic financial reports to monitor the budget and finances and did not establish a … two projects, officials relied on lines of credit (LOCs) to provide cash flow for several years. The Corporation’s … on the sale of three properties, which officials plan to sell in 2022. However, the Board has not developed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney, and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced … access to essential health care for millions of people, and my office will continue to partner with law enforcement … to root out fraud. My thanks to District Attorney Carney and Schenectady County Sheriff Dagostino for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… felony. The arrest was the result of a Joint Task Force on Public Integrity investigation, a collaborative effort to … and Attorney General Schneiderman’s Joint Task Force works to root out corruption across the state and has … and the ongoing prosecutions of former Halfmoon Town Supervisor Melinda Wormuth and New York City Councilman Ruben …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinEdmeston Fire District – Claims Auditing and Annual Financial Reporting (2024M-116)
… whether the Edmeston Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly audited claims and … File the delinquent AFRs with our Office within 60 days of the close of the fiscal year. District officials generally agreed with … Determine whether the Edmeston Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board properly audited claims and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/edmeston-fire-district-claims-auditing-and-annual-financial-reporting-2024mOpinion 93-8
… what events will cause the municipality to pay the higher rates and what procedures or indices will be used to compute … bonds or notes, on or before June 30, 1994, "with interest rates that vary in accordance with a formula or procedure ... … may exclude variable rate debt which bears interest at rates and for periods specified at the time of issuance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the Merrick Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … balance from 19 percent at June 30, 2015 to 8 percent as of June 30, 2023, they consistently appropriated fund balance … and overfunded reserves, primarily through transfers of surplus fund balance. These practices lack transparency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
Determine whether the Indian River Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mPoland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Poland Central School District (District) officials … to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly identify, report or implement needed … have required it. This occurred because District officials did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20Opinion 91-57
… village public library and presently maintains a separate bank account for those moneys. You indicate that the village … of those moneys in a separate fund (see also 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86). This Office has expressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57