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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1755
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing the … BU05 who meet the eligibility criteria Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2016-2019 Agreement between … employees with peace officer status shall be eligible to receive an incentive payment in return for participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1755-2018-2019-public-employees-federation-pef-pilot-firearms-training-andComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Charter High School for Girls , Charter School for Applied Technologies , Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School , … of services will be measured. Charter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (Erie County) … Alb Leadership Char HS for Girls Char School for Applied Technologies Eugenio Maria de Hostos Char School Germantown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that his latest audit of expenses submitted by publicly-funded special education … and neighboring boroughs. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Milestone and pays the … expenses based on rates set by the State Department of Education (SED). The school must submit its annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerTransportation Company Owner and Office Manager Indicted in $1.8 Million Medicaid Scheme
… The owner of a Schenectady County medical transportation company was … the scheme. Defendant, Mohammad Chaudhry, 43, is accused of inflating Medicaid bills from January 2020 through … for group rides, and lying about the destinations of the trips to inflate their payments. Defendant Noah Shook, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/transportation-company-owner-and-office-manager-indicted-18-million-medicaid-schemeDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… Superintendent Steven G. James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an … is in a safe and secure environment.” “This was a case of abuse of trust and greed. The defendants scammed and stole from a … Superintendent Steven G James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski 33 for stealing over $230000 from an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerDiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has not done enough to prevent … complaints in a timely manner." Valid registration of repair shops and inspection stations provides customers … assurance that the business owners do not have a history of either criminal activity or operating an auto business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… instances he purchased parts for equipment that the town did not even own such as forklift tires, an engine block and … revealed the fraud went undetected because the town board did not establish an adequate system of internal controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinComptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Local Police and Fire Retirement System $465,647, as part of his sentence today for defrauding the retirement system in a double-dipping scheme. Hoffman, 66, of Shirley, was sentenced to execute a confession of judgment for the full restitution in Nassau County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal His NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General … Gritman, a Pennsylvania resident, on wire fraud and Social Security fraud charges for stealing over $200,000 of … New York State and Local Retirement System and $87,790 in Social Security benefits. “Timothy Gritman hid his father’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-his-nys-pension-and-social-securityDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… Margaret Garnett announced the sentencing of non-profit executive Anna Mendez for the misuse of nonprofit funds to … Chief Travis Hill. The Criminal Justice Division is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Jose Maldonado. The … Nonprofit executive Anna Mendez was sentenced for the misuse of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… and the city to close the remaining $9.8 billion funding gap in its five-year capital program. While we don’t yet know how the gap will be closed, we do know that the public mass … 2015-2019 capital program is facing a $9.8 billion funding gap. To close this gap, the MTA has suggested that New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… independent voice affirm our efforts,” DiNapoli said. “Our staff has helped build one of the nation’s strongest pension … challenges and risks of an increasingly volatile global market.” The FAS review determined that DiNapoli met all of … have changed dramatically over the years. There are market challenges and risks that require the Fund to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… Units to detect, prevent, and follow up on instances of fraud and abuse. Our audit covered the period January 1, … Medicaid claim costs totaled more than $51 billion, of which managed care premiums comprised nearly $27 billion. … managed care provided coverage to 4.7 million members of the over 6 million enrolled in Medicaid. At the time of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionDiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… market," said Stephen O’Neill, Managing Director of 57 Stars. “Northern Ireland enjoys an innovative technology … Fund. The firm was selected following an analysis by 57 Stars LLC, which manages the Emerging Europe Fund. The Common Retirement Fund and 57 Stars continue to seek out opportunities throughout Northern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: MTA Fiscal Outlook Continues To Improve but Uncertainties Tied to Federal Actions Cloud Future
… sources could open up a budget gap of $800 million in 2026. FEMA recently delayed reimbursements for Covid expenses … a fare and toll increase will go into effect in January 2026, pushed back from the initial start date of August 2025. The MTA is implementing initiatives to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-mta-fiscal-outlook-continues-improve-uncertainties-tied-federal-actions-cloud-futureOpinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … the application of General Municipal Law, §207-m. You state that the city has a police department consisting of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… met this overall goal in 2013, with 80.3 percent, but did not meet the goal established for 2014 with 78.8 percent. … issue as full data becomes available. Transit officials did agree that wait time performance has declined. They also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… contract took effect January 2021, but the Thruway did not send it any accounts to collect until July, more than … agreed with three of the audit’s 11 recommendations. It did not state whether it agreed or disagreed with the others, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesXIV.5 Employee Award Programs – XIV. Special Procedures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to outline the issues Business Unit personnel should be aware of in planning for employee award programs and the requirements of the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for approving … The purpose of this section is to outline the issues Business Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv5-employee-award-programsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Indictment of Former NYC Council Candidate Alberto Alvarez and Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez
… Albert Alvarez and former Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Executive Director Anna Mendez for seven counts of Offering a … class E felony, in New York County Supreme Court. Alvarez is also charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the Third … law for their own benefit." Alvarez previously served as Chief of Staff to New York City Council Majority Leader Joel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-indictment-former-nyc-council-candidate-alberto