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Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York, this shameless abuse of the public’s money was … General (OIG), is pleased by the assistance of the New York State Comptroller’s Office’s with the joint … charges against Rick Lobur, a former firefighter in Akron, New York, for committing FEMA grant fraud," stated John …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New … 25 miles of the Statue of Liberty. The PANYNJ was created to promote and protect the commerce of the Port District and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Gives Best Wishes For New Year, 01/01/15
… wish all New Yorkers a happy, safe and joy-filled new year of 2015.” … New Years Day is a fresh start and a time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-gives-best-wishes-new-year-010115DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington
… sends to Washington D.C., it receives about 91 cents back in federal spending – compared to a national average of … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York ranked 46th in the nation in its balance of payments between the amount it generated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washingtonOverpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up)
… receive supplemental payments for the costs associated with newborn medical care. For example, MCOs receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/07/overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weight-newborns-followQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for … to treat Dr. Ahmad’s patients. Due to the deficiencies in Dr. Ahmad’s records, there was insufficient assurance that … also questioned whether medications Dr. Ahmad prescribed in connection with these services, which accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… on an advertising contract to promote economic development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, … send a message that New York is a place to visit and open for business, it should have clear objectives and show the … of this advertising campaign were weak at best, leaving real questions about whether the results justify the cost.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… Parks across New York State were found to have inaccessible entrances and restrooms, obstacles on … promote inclusivity and broad access to all the resources it has to offer, and this includes our state parks and … tracking complaints related to accessibility, which makes it difficult to determine if they were adequately addressed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… both the opportunities that public-private partnerships offer as well as the underlying financial risks associated … enable the state to move forward with much-needed capital projects, there are four underlying financial risks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… " The state budget makes important investments in education and health care, including mental health care, … The state should put this authority to use by relying more on statutory, rather than informal, reserves. This will help New York catch up with other states in preparing for economic and budgetary risks. "With an end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24DiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, according to an audit … important emergency preparedness and disaster response are for coastal communities like Far Rockaway,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… to bringing the MTA’s budget into long-term structural balance. After 2025, federal funding will no longer be … service, if the agency is to achieve structural budgetary balance once federal aid runs out. The MTA must also consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… runs out, but in that time, it must develop plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in … on MTA’s financial outlook released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The serious structural … “The MTA needs to come up with billions of dollars to pay for operations in the coming years and that puts greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued a reminder to New Yorkers that not only are contributions to New York's 529 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare resulting from this practice. The audit covered … New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpNew York Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the New York Center for Child Development, Inc. (NYCCD) on its Consolidated … The audit included all expenses claimed on NYCCD’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and certain expenses … Teacher (SEIT) and full-day and half-day Special Class (SC) preschool special education services to children with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/new-york-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNew York State Dental Program – Payments for Scaling and Root Planing Procedures (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial report Group Health Incorporated: New York … Plan of New York, formed when the two companies affiliated in 2006. At that time, existing GHI contracts such as the New … GHI's policies, they are not intended to be prophylactic in nature. Instead, they are used when periodontal disease is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/12/new-york-state-dental-program-payments-scaling-and-root-planing-procedures-followMedicaid Program – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… Purpose To determine whether Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Davis Ethical) … operated by William Davis, a licensed pharmacist. Pursuant to allegations of improper billing practices, there have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/medicaid-program-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… to ensuring justice is served and that the stolen money is recouped,” said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State … hold Mr. Cecile and Ms. Murray accountable for stealing money from a federally funded program intended to benefit … to claim hours on their timecard based on the amount of money that was available in the Twilight budget, not on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecards