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Franklin Square Public Library - Claims Audit (2018M-48)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Board of Trustees (Board) conducted a proper audit of claims. Key Finding The Board does not … monthly Board meetings. Key Recommendation The Board as a whole should audit each individual claim before directing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/08/24/franklin-square-public-library-claims-audit-2018m-48DiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records
… that she was not entitled to. "Today, Jennifer Thurber is being held accountable for her actions,” DiNapoli said. “She was entrusted with overseeing key business functions for an organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-former-non-profit-executive-pleads-guilty-falsifying-business-recordsMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 will long be remembered for the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for the resilience demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding … the ongoing risks and challenges, and opportunities for changes to improve the long-term outlook for State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerWadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… The Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) of the Wadsworth Center (Wadsworth) was established in 1984 and is responsible for the certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses on samples … State (NYS), thus ensuring the accuracy and reliability of these analyses. Accurate laboratory test results are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programImplementation of Train Service to Grand Central Madison
… Objective To determine whether the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) implemented train service to Grand Central Madison (GCM) terminal in a manner that … To determine whether the Long Island Rail Road LIRR implemented train service to Grand Central Madison GCM terminal in a manner that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/implementation-train-service-grand-central-madisonOakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… $4.9 million that were tested, District officials did not have evidence that goods and services totaling $930,806 were … coverage purchases totaling $601,511. As a result, there is an increased risk that goods and services were not … the goods. Officials also paid $8,641 for software it did not need because they did not cancel the software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… whether the Avon Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively … budgets overestimated appropriations by an average of approximately $1.7 million per year which made it appear the District needed to appropriate $300,000 of fund balance each year and increase real property taxes to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… whether the Village of Sloan (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and reported financial transactions accurately and … Key Findings Although the Clerk-Treasurer generally recorded financial transactions accurately, transactions were not always recorded in a timely manner. The Clerk-Treasurer also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers … as actual expenditures. The Supervisor did not account for payroll-related liabilities, maintain proper cash control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Report 2012-S-51). Background Our initial audit, which was issued on May … Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (2012-S-51) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followTown of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in the adopted budgets. The Board did not correct the deficiencies noted in our prior audit ( Budgeting and Financial Oversight … reserve policies and did not properly establish reserves. In addition, the Board did not ensure it received up-to-date, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2DiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in Medicaid drug rebates after auditors … drug rebate opportunities to ensure all rebate revenue for the Medicaid program is being collected," DiNapoli said. … Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription drug costs. Since January 1991, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Will Vote Against Board Members at Corporations With No Women Directors
… Fund) plans to vote against all board directors standing for re-election at companies that have no women on their … members of the board's governance committee standing for re-election. DiNapoli also announced agreements with four … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-will-vote-against-board-members-corporations-no-women-directorsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… missing cash. Joseph Smegelsky Jr., was charged in July with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, by … that without proper oversight in place, it can be easy for public funds to be misspent or go missing. My team of … company funds; Ensure that cash from vending machine sales is given to the treasurer to be recorded in the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress . DiNapoli’s office evaluated and scored 539 … 15 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” Last year, a total of 15 villages from this group were listed in fiscal stress. “Although the number of fiscally stressed villages is small, these communities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing and exploited children … by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for fish and wildlife management. DiNapoli’s report, coming after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… York State and Local Employees Retirement System intended for his mother, Dorothy Eydeler, a retired nurse who died in … no matter where you live and make sure you pay it back. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his prosecution of … the entire restitution amount of $131,038.60. This case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftOpinion 88-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic … COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of New Yorkers and, for thousands of families, led to devastating losses of loved ones. For us all, and especially for the families of those who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… tape that discourages school districts from participating in this important initiative.” In 2018, New York enacted an … NYS Initiative.” The program increases the reimbursement schools receive for lunches from 5.9 cents to 25 cents per … working on solutions to expand the program so that more schools can qualify, and State Comptroller DiNapoli’s report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improved