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DiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… Learning Center Inc., claimed nearly $1 million in expenses that did not qualify for reimbursement from … multiple individual providers. The effort found numerous cases of waste, abuse and in some cases criminal conduct. As a result of these findings and at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… 70, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail, $200,000 in restitution and signed a confession of … us to prosecute these crimes.” “Workers across New York count on their pension for a secure retirement, and I will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsOpinion 92-21
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (mass dismissal of cases - entitlement to fees under General … §99-l: When a town or village justice court reports the mass dismissal of numerous pending cases brought under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21DiNapoli: Prior Justice Clerk Sentenced in $63,000 Theft of Court Fines
… are a cornerstone of good government, no matter how small the office. I thank Acting District Attorney Patrick … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-prior-justice-clerk-sentenced-63000-theft-court-finesChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… due to the pandemic, the state lost 9,549 child care slots and an additional 5,333 slots in 2021, for a cumulative decline of 1.9% from 2019 … two state fiscal years would support an estimated 5,500 slots in child care facilities across the state. The SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsDays Worked Calculator – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Officials Paid Per Payroll Period Use this calculator to convert the ROA result (average number of days … Worked . Officials Paid Per Call or Meeting Use this calculator to determine the average number of hours per task. Use this calculator to convert the average number of hours per task …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/days-worked-calculatorDiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… click here: www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt5-2016.pdf A video on DiNapoli's 2015 Wall Street report is available here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were referred for enforcement action in 2016 and 2017 combined, according to an audit released … from 217,031 in 2014 to 454,100 in 2017, but the number of cases referred to legal counsel at the division fell from 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredCounty Medicaid Costs
… Legislature has recognized these growing pressures, and in 2004 enacted legislation that shifts costs associated with … from $1.1 billion in 1993 to $2.3 billion in 2003, an average annual growth rate of 8.6 percent during that period. For some counties, average annual growth rates have reached double-digits, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsSchenectady County – Investment Program (2025M-5)
… audit period, the County maintained an average available for investment balance of $134.9 million among three bank … a comprehensive investment program with written procedures for the investment of County funds and did not prepare … days, pursuant to Section 35 of GML. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/08/schenectady-county-investment-program-2025m-5DiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… New York state expects to spend an average of $13.4 billion in each of the next five years on capital projects, but would … requested data. … New York state expects to spend an average of $134 billion in each of the next five years on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft
… use, according to an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Once again we see another … as a process server. He was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E felony. DiNapoli’s staff also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theftImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care ( 2017-S-76 ). About the Program Hospice is a … payer and Medicaid is the secondary payer. In these cases, Medicaid generally pays the dual-enrolled recipients’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-care-followDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.98 billion in the third … including New York City, saw collections rise. “Local sales tax collections are growing more slowly than they were … officials should temper their expectations for future sales tax revenues.” Local sales tax collections this past …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-1-point-4-percent-third-quarterHealth Insurance Coverage in New York State
Public policies over the last decade have had a significant impact in reducing the number of uninsured people nationally and especially in New York, where the share of those without health insurance declined to 5.2 percent in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6 percent.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/health-insurance-coverage-in-new-york-state.pdfDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… timelines to allow the state to better assess its progress in meeting its renewable energy goals.” ORES was created in 2020 to streamline and expedite the environmental review … majority of time being spent on the permit application. On average, the permit application took most projects three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… bottom lines, but can increase employees’ income levels and improve their retirement security. “Employee ownership … improve company performance, increase employees’ morale and strengthen their financial and retirement security,” … to the employees who helped build the company, and provide opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… admitted today he faked prescriptions to steal $232,000 in a fraud that was uncovered in two audits by State … pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree in Nassau County District Court for sending phony prescription records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scamComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of N.J. Man Implicated in Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… jail and five years of probation. Fitzpatrick was charged for the alleged theft of $78,000 in pension benefits from the … DiNapoli said. “I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for our continued Operation Integrity partnership to expose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-nj-man-implicated-theft-78000-new-york-state