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Cayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)

… Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers. Key Findings BOCES … agreements in place for professional services provided from 17 vendors totaling $1.2 million. Key Recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professional

Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B19-6-3)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year … are reasonable. Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, issued debt not to exceed $5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/16/village-suffern-budget-review-b19-6-3

Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)

… thresholds. Officials did not: Develop clear guidance in procedures to seek competition for purchasing goods and services that were not required to … competitively bid. Follow the District’s purchasing policy for 25 purchases (83 percent) totaling $53,883. Adequately …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85

Town of Frankfort – Justice Court Operations (2022M-16)

… agreed with monthly reports, 15 of 19 monthly reports for former Justice Madia and Justice Zennamo were …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/05/20/town-frankfort-justice-court-operations-2022m-16

Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)

… Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether Town of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64

County of Rockland - Budget Review (B19-6-9)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland, located in the downstate area and bordered by Orange, Putnam and … to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the County’s general fund as of December 31, 2012. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/08/county-rockland-budget-review-b19-6-9

Village of Sherman – Treasurer’s Cash Receipts (2019M-39)

… Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections received in an accurate manner. Key Findings The former Treasurer did not record and deposit collections in an accurate manner. The former Treasurer did not deposit more than $20,000 in recorded real property taxes, water, sewer and general …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/22/village-sherman-treasurers-cash-receipts-2019m-39

Rockland County – Budget Review (B21-6-12)

The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Countys proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year are reasonable

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/11/12/rockland-county-budget-review-b21-6-12

City of Yonkers – Information Technology (2017M-86)

… City officials have not classified personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) based on its level of sensitivity and the potential impact should that data be disclosed, … Recommendations Update the City’s acceptable use policy and ensure that all users of the City’s IT assets have signed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/08/11/city-yonkers-information-technology-2017m-86

Schodack Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activities (2019M-85)

… ECA records to ensure compliance with the Regulations. 62 of the 69 collections reviewed lacked adequate supporting …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/schodack-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2019m-85

Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)

… and adopting budgets that include reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amounts of fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53

Former Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns

… was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to 33 months in prison for fraud and tax charges arising out … of more than $1.1 million from the PFD. According to documents filed in court, MELIN, a chiropractor, was … of the PFD in 2013. From in or about December 2013 to in or about October 2015, MELIN embezzled PFD funds under …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-false

Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts – Assessable Expenses for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013

… Article VI and Article VII of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. We performed our audit pursuant to legislative mandates …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/19/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-assessable-expenses-two

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits

… in Albany County Court. Schusteritsch is alleged to have stolen over $180,000 in pension benefits issued by … the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased brother, Martin Petschauer, between July 2008 … in lieu of posting. If convicted, Schusteritsch faces up to five to fifteen years in state prison. The charges are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pension

Violations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)

… the unspent donations from these vendors to one of two employee benefit funds to be used for gifts for staff and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-services

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme

… John Chiara of the Public Integrity Bureau prosecuted the case. Legal Support Analyst Dillon Kraus provided important …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-ruben

Comptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme

… $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Cohen admitted illegally receiving approximately $650,000 in cash kickbacks and payments for personal expenses. … for his continued partnership in our mission to root out public corruption and ensure that taxpayer money is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealing