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Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special medical items; and took sufficient steps to … special items; 29 based the reimbursement of special items on the hospitals’ gross charges (i.e., no limit); and 16 did … items that were not subject to reimbursement limits. Based on our prior audits, there is a high risk that many of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… by Civil Service, provides health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired state, local … Service contracts with Beacon Health Options (Beacon) to administer the Mental Health Substance Abuse program for … Conservation: Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act (Act) and Monitoring and Enforcement of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… accounts, and combined and inaccurate accounting records for the FIDA, the FURA and the Village of Fairport Local … 2014. FIDA also improperly gifted $143,000 to the FLDC for the completion of a project. FIDA granted two additional … contribution to the village in 2014 but had no basis for the budgeted amount or contract stipulating services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… in connection with the State’s two percent tax on fire insurance. For years, Munson was able to conceal his ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireOrange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budget process for … The Orange Lake Fire District is located in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County. The District, which serves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Conesus No. 1 Fire District – Internal Controls (2014M-46)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to ensure that District controls were adequate to ensure that financial … activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded. Our audit covered the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/05/16/conesus-no-1-fire-district-internal-controls-2014m-46Apalachin Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… the oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012, to February 4, 2013. … general fund budget totaled approximately $744,000 for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings The District does have … of State Comptroller. The Board does authorize each claim for payment and indicates their approval by affixing their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/10/apalachin-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Fort Hunter Fire District – Capital Reserve Funds (2022M-202)
… reduced its transparency of financial operations, and the public did not have an opportunity to exercise its rights as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/fort-hunter-fire-district-capital-reserve-funds-2022m-202Downsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Downsville Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/12/30/downsville-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022m-130Bayport Fire District – Credit Card Use (2016M-394)
… and use of the District's general purpose credit cards for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Fire Commissioners. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $2.1 million. Key Findings … credit card policy. The credit card account allows for cash advances of up to $1,000 per card per day. Not all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/bayport-fire-district-credit-card-use-2016m-394Wallkill Fire District – Inappropriate Payments and Purchase (2015M-39)
… Board did not perform a proper audit of claims prior to payment or ensure that adequate supporting documentation was … blank checks. Properly audit all claims before authorizing payment. The audit should ensure that each claim has detailed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/01/08/wallkill-fire-district-inappropriate-payments-and-purchase-2015m-39Opinion 98-20
… upon becoming a member of a fire company of a fire district fire department. A board of fire commissioners, … to be performed and is in the best interest of the fire district. You ask whether a volunteer firefighter, … of General Municipal Law, §209. In the case of a fire district, the board of fire commissioners would have the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Albany County Probation Department , Town of Java and the Virgil Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsLakeville Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-234)
… by the District. The Department is operated in accordance with its by-laws, and is governed by a seven-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2013/02/15/lakeville-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested for Stealing From Essex County Fair
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Craig Carriero and the New York State Police … which operates the Essex County Fair. The Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage and … Attorney Carriero was appointed Special Prosecutor by the Essex County Court. “Brown was entrusted to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-stealing-essex-county-fairOpinion 2004-1
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) FIRE … of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency rescue services provided by an emergency rescue … the underlined phrase in subdivision 4 is intended to apply to "emergency service" and "general ambulance service", …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1DiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… "Neighborhood banks stabilize families and help lift communities out of poverty," said Council Member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesOpinion 93-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18DiNapoli: Former Assistant Clerk Charged with Stealing Nearly $4,000 from Village of Horseheads
… Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Tammy Miele, … stealing nearly $4,000 from the Village. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation between Comptroller … and the New York State Police. “Ms. Miele allegedly used her position to defraud the Village of Horseheads for her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-assistant-clerk-charged-stealing-nearly-4000-village-horseheads