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DiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… today released two audits revealing more than $70 million in questionable Medicaid claims and payments. DiNapoli’s … and recover any overpayments as soon as possible.” In the first audit , the Department of Health (DOH) made as much as $39.6 million in Medicaid overpayments through a reimbursement method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresInvestors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… to protect the company and employees from former CEO Steve Wynn’s alleged abusive behavior have reached a … serious and repeated allegations of sexual misconduct by Steve Wynn and the prior board’s alleged failure to stop it,” … said New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer. “Steve Wynn is alleged to have created an unacceptable culture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Depew Union Free School District , Erie 1 BOCES , … $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … realized in its special education summer school and adult education programs. However, BOCES officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAshville Fire District – Procurement and Board Oversight (2025M-81)
… Did the Ashville Fire District District Board of Commissioners Board purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/ashville-fire-district-procurement-and-board-oversight-2025m-81Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111. In a follow-up, auditors determined that OCFS has implemented … and the timeliness of billing. However, bill preparation is a very time-consuming process and billing frequency for … Program: United HealthCare: Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (2013-S-82) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 2000-6
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … to Insurance Law §§9104 and 9105 may not be used to fund a length of service award program established by a village for members of the village fire department. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… assigned during the time they are in receipt of benefits, only one CIN should have active eligibility at a time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… two have been partially implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected … its annual Purchase Program. Auditors also found that the car service contract amounts were excessive compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… support, approvals and propriety and did not identify any concerns. However, the finance director did not prepare … property tax levies in those funds before allocating any remaining sales tax revenue to its town-wide funds. As a … by the employee's department head; 49 edits did not have support and 22 edits were done by the employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… Legislature, a bank applying for BDD designation must not only demonstrate that the community needs a bank, but also … Bronx. In 2007, the bank opened in the South Bronx, the only bank to establish its base in this New York borough in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-195
… code) – if the employee’s Pay Basis Code is ANN, CAL, CYF, FEE or HRY on the last day of Administration Pay Period 12L … Pay Earnings Codes, it may be necessary to submit an adjustment in order to calculate the correct deficit … included in the deficit reduction amount, calculate the adjustment amount and submit a positive adjustment using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-195-2013-2014-2-day-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employeesAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
… these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by their employers. The Board is also responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/21/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Former Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that Robert Garcia, the former president and chief of the … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Robert Garcia the former president and chief of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000Improper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines outpatient care provided in a hospital as care … as an inpatient, even if the care takes place overnight. CMS guidance states inpatient admissions are generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesExecutive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… as of January 10, 2013, of the 57 recommendations included in our series of 15 audits conducted in 2008. These audits assessed compliance with Executive … Key Findings Each of the 15 State entities made progress in correcting the problems we originally identified, but more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementationAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… and nonoccupational disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by employers. The Board is also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ … lacks a formal review process to ensure the procedures for preparing the assessment are properly executed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Mother’s Pension Payments and Pays Full Restitution of Nearly $13,000
… groceries. Walsh pleaded guilty to petit larceny before Judge Van H. White in Rochester City Court. Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-rochester-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-deceased-mothers-pension-payments-and-pays-fullFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Hiller, 59, of Far Rockaway, Queens. Hiller appeared yesterday afternoon before Queens Supreme Court Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… to the state pension system and $194,351 to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an … by the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations and the SSA-OIG. Smith, 49, pleaded before Judge Eleanor Ross of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsCVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… 1.1 million members. Individuals who are dual enrolled in the Empire Plan and Medicare have their prescription drug … prescription drug program averaged $2.5 billion per year. In accordance with the contracts, CVS Health was required to … 31, 2019, Civil Service received about $1.2 billion in Empire Plan Medicare Rx rebates. Key Findings We reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/cvs-health-accuracy-empire-plan-medicare-rx-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil