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State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials
… Officials that will provide an enhanced training program to help local administrators and employees become more effective in the day-to-day operations of their government. The … and educated on the latest technical and fraud methods is not easy on a limited budget. We can help. Our new Academy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-launches-academy-local-government-officialsDiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District, located in Oneida County, is conducting necessary background checks … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “I commend school officials in Waterville for putting proper safeguards in place to … protect their students,” said DiNapoli. “By following the law and not allowing new employees to work in schools until …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… should be discontinued. However, DOL often continues to pay inmates up to four weeks of unemployment benefits before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… P. DiNapoli. "Glitches in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion … needs. For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York's Medicaid program had approximately 7.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Public Integrity. "Arkady Goldin billed Medicaid millions for cancer medications he never dispensed," State Comptroller … closed, and he and his partners will pay the state back for the $3 million total in stolen Medicaid funds." "We have zero tolerance for those who defraud the state’s Medicaid program," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidOpinion 93-32
… -- Financial Disclosure (authority of State Comptroller to obtain access to annual financial disclosure statements) MUNICIPALITIES -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to obtain access to annual financial disclosure statements) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… sentencing, which will include making restitution. The case against Laniado is presently pending in court. District … him. After further investigation, DiNapoli referred the case to the Queens District Attorney's Office and the two … Detective Bureau and his Economic Crimes Bureau. The case was investigated by Comptroller DiNapoli's Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedOpinion 89-27
… situated persons ( DeCastro v Ortiz , 119 Misc 2d 777, 464 NYS2d 619), rather than the more stringent strict …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City … the New York City Campaign Finance Board. In addition to accepting and falsely submitting the straw donations, Alvarez …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateOpinion 91-45
… 386 NYS2d 984; see Hiscox v Holmes , 237 App Div 240, 260 NYS 667; Carlisle v Burke , 82 Misc 282, 144 NYS 163). Similarly, the highway superintendent may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 92-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.2
… Code PSH – Pre-Shift BU 04 YDA HRY for hourly employees earning pre-shift briefing in BU04. Agency Actions Beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19492-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainSUNY Bulletin No. SU-314.1
… No. SU-314.2 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … R25 OCS OH5 OT - Hourly/Biweekly 2.5 RH5 OTK OI5 OT 2.5 w Int/Part Inc 2080 N/A OIP/OIC/OIS OR5 Overtime Recall Ann … beginning 09/16/2021 (Administration), agencies must submit the appropriate New Earns Codes (as listed in the OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3141-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesXVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB); the standard-setting body for governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overviewDiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… resulted in only a small portion of the much-needed funds being distributed, and aid has not reached many … and reporting on progress and distribution of funds. While OTDA provides a brief monthly public report on … delegation has pushed for more efficient distribution of funds, while lawmakers have rightly proposed extending the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… $874 in the accounting records. She recorded one deposit for $25,000 twice. The required 2016 through 2019 annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
… of the six recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile … ED for registered sex offenders. We issued our initial audit report on June 3, 2019. The audit objective was to … prescription. Overall, we determined inadequate Department guidance and oversight, and incomplete control systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-providedImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for … 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017. We identified $416,237 in Medicaid overpayments on inpatient claims that contained a … Key Finding Department officials made some progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-diagnosed-severe-malnutrition-followDiNapoli: Wallkill Fire District Board Chair Charged with Stealing $240,000
… by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … The chairman of the Wallkill Fire Districts Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000Opinion 88-18
… a town and village. That statute states: "* * *in a county in which a town contains within its limits an … of the Tax Law requires that mortgage tax payments by the county be made twice annually. The first payment is to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18