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DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… change of heart. We commend Exxon for joining its many Fortune 500 peers and investors in the 21st Century where … Obama's federal contractor Executive Order forced Exxon to do what they have long refused to do – enact articulated protections on the basis of sexual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsState Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.
… and T816040 to Tough Man Inc. (Tough Man). The objectives of our examination were to determine whether funds were used … exceeded program revenues as required under the terms of the contracts. Background Tough Man is a not-for-profit … Tough Man was eligible to request contract funds when the expenses for contract-related activities exceed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/01/state-education-department-examination-payments-tough-man-incAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Manual). The audit included expenses claimed on ABC’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background ABC is a not-for-profit State-approved private school established in 1986. … to children who are between three and five years of age. For purposes of this report, these programs are collectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… more than 650 providers that operate private facilities. For the period April 1, 2015 through Jan. 9, 2019, a sample … auditors found that facilities have established practices for notifying qualified persons within 24 hours of initial … findings. The office’s response is included in the final report , which can be found online at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesCost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services
… The procurement process goal is to obtain goods and services that are both high in quality … and effort spent researching, soliciting and negotiating to obtain goods and services may not always result in the … purchase goods and services under existing State contracts to reduce duplicative contracting efforts and potentially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-using-state-contracts-acquire-goods-or-servicesSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… through June 8, 2011, Medicaid paid about $6.9 million for services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the … also found that the dentists routinely certified claims for services that were purportedly provided by another … our findings to the State Attorney General’s Office for further investigation. In August 2012, Lawrence Bruckner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… on the Port Jefferson Branch. Communications to passengers in four incidents were not made or were late. For example, … "Lessons Learned" meeting was held for the sampled events, in response to the two-day snow event on January 4-5, 2018. … information regarding where passengers can reasonably go in the event service is interrupted. Ensure customers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start
… group of ten agencies and authorities it believed were best equipped to use SDVOBs in the program’s first year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-audit-ogs-veteran-owned-business-program-good-startDiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion
The New York State Common Retirement Funds Fund value grew to an estimated $1807 billion in the first quarter ending June 30 2014 according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-nys-common-retirement-fund-rises-estimated-1807-billionVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York City Department of Education found it did not report hundreds of violent and disruptive incidents to the State Education Department as required under the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… DiNapoli said. “This required spending significant money on IT assets. District officials need to ensure these devices … so taxpayers know their money isn’t being squandered.” For the audit period of July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, … assets, worth nearly $280,000, were not properly accounted for. Although three districts — East Quogue Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… York State Common Retirement Fund’s (the Fund) portfolio to disclose their direct and indirect spending on political … political discourse has magnified significant risks for corporations that contribute to political causes. It … said. “At a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found the program did not meet several of its goals in 2012 and 2013. “The children of migrant workers face enormous challenges and obstacles in … a request from Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, chairman of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force. “Many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… Former Potsdam Justice Court clerk Mary Jo Guyette was sentenced today in a $117,120 embezzlement case uncovered in an audit and … provided substantial evidence to bring this case to a successful resolution,” St. Lawrence County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitutionDiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers
… assistance with their basic needs,” DiNapoli said. “My office has launched a new tool to provide transparency on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-tracks-state-and-city-spending-related-asylum-seekersEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)
… primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The Department of Civil Service (Department) contracts with Empire BlueCross … (Empire) to administer the hospitalization benefit portion of the Plan. The Long Island Health Network (Health Network) … to ensure that payments for certain special items claimed by Mather were appropriate. Empire’s agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/empire-bluecross-blueshield-payments-john-t-mather-memorial-hospital-followImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six … MCOs. The audit covered the period August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2020. We found about $55 million in improper and … was paid without the required supporting encounter data; $23.4 million that was paid where the encounter data or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followRetroactive Service Credit Due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Enhanced Reporting
… settlements or arbitration when such actions result in the payment of retroactive salary. If you would like legal … a member’s earnings or days worked due to litigation, settlement or arbitration award, follow the instructions … and Employer Services Bureau a copy of the legal document for review. You will be charged for the employer portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/retroactive-service-credit-due-litigation-settlements-and-arbitration-awardsDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-properties