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Hamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K

… “Now, thanks to the hard work of my office in partnership with District Attorney John Flynn, Ms. Erickson has been …

Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

… Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required … years. DiNapoli’s auditors looked at children identified with elevated blood lead levels during the period Jan. 1, … visited, three were last reviewed between 2010 and 2013, with no future reviews scheduled. Only one had been cited by …

Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances

… Background The Commission is responsible for oversight of all 561 correctional facilities throughout the State … Commission is charged with both the periodic inspection of all correctional facilities throughout the State and the …

Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns

… and The local share of the mandatory surcharge collected on handicapped parking violations (currently $15). The … 3 Email: [email protected] [1] For more specifics on the functions of Town and Village Courts, please see the …

DiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee

… State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no tolerance for self-dealing, and we are outraged by Mr. Kang's shocking … Bharara, the Securities Exchange Commission and the FBI for their immediate and professional approach to pursuing … State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no tolerance for selfdealing and we are outraged by Mr Kangs shocking …

Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers

… monthly calculations because the coverage groups do not actually cover Medicaid non-emergency transportation …

NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change

… than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will affect its business and to assess the financial risks … of how the globally agreed upon 2-degree target will affect its position in the marketplace. Investors have a …

DiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts

… Wormuth pled guilty today to two felony counts charging her with extortion and making a false statement before Chief … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said.  “I hope her case serves as an example to any public official who … agents by claiming she had obtained prior approval for her corrupt conduct,” said United States Attorney Hartunian. …

DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments

… and is working to fix the problems we have uncovered. It should recover up to $10 million that should not have been … services to recipients who have a long-lasting health problem or disability. Medicaid pays MLTC plans a monthly … capitation payments made to plans for recipients who it is later determined were inappropriately enrolled because …

DiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner

… trash cans from eight more stations in September 2012, two per borough. Again, it didn't check whether it resulted … 2014 and found notices posted at three stations but at two other stations they were posted where riders couldn't … revisited 18 of the stations in March and April 2015, two of them still did not have signs posted.  Recommendations …

DiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring

… taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to  an audit  issued …

Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … audit report, Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Report 2009-S-64). … the Department was correctly paying claims for services to Medicaid recipients who also have health insurance through …

DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014

… (Transit) published "wait assessment" shows a decline in performance. Wait assessment measures the train's ability … sets targets for the number of minutes between trains in an effort to provide evenly spaced service. Transit also … together — which it calls the wait assessment. The goal in 2013 was to have 79.4 percent of all trains meet their …

XII.6.A.A Using the Real Estate Module to Pay Lease Vouchers – XII. Expenditures

… Financial System (SFS) has added functionality to allow for the management of Real Estate assets and leases. This … with information on scheduling the creation of vouchers in the Accounts Payable module for leases utilizing the SFS Real Estate module. Scheduling …

DiNapoli: Chipotle Needs to Address Concerns Over Racial Equity and Inclusion

… (Fund) to fellow Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. shareholders in advance of the company’s annual meeting on May 18 seeking … have an independent review led by auditors with experience in rooting out discrimination. Failure to assess the risks … they would be conducting such audits. DiNapoli noted: In April 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals allowed a collective …

Appendix B – Selected Legal References Pertaining to the Audit of Claims Function – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

DiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Acting United States … shameful,” DiNapoli said. “Ms. Hand abused her position to fund her lifestyle at the expense of her community. Thanks to … by filing a complaint online at  investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact

… Most available economic forecasts have not yet caught up with recent events, although projections have broadly weakened. Significant fluctuations with an overall downward trend in economic conditions … wages, and financial sector bonuses cannot be made with confidence. Revenue projections are inherently subject …

DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft

… was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover her household expenses, State Comptroller … investigation found that for more than four years, Johnson cut herself extra paychecks, pocketed water and sewer … made unsupported payments to her husband and used village funds to date on Match.com. She was able to do so because …

Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (Follow-Up)

… (Report 2017-S-36 ). About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid Program. … in Medicare Part B (Part B), which provides supplemental insurance coverage for outpatient medical services, physician …