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DiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… state spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to spur economic development and job creation through ESDC … results.” This report is part of the Comptroller’s efforts to promote transparency on government spending, including how funds are used for state and local economic development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… on roads, bridges and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8 percent between 2010 and 2012 according to … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. After a review of infrastructure studies, DiNapoli’s office estimates that … are only spending roughly $1.2 billion - less than a third of what is necessary. DiNapoli’s report found that local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Department of Health: Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up) (2016-F-18) An initial … audit report released in January 2015 identified 5,571 Medicare Part C claims that either had unreasonably high … recovering overpayments and instructing providers to bill Medicare Part C claims in accordance with the existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… the Medicaid program’s integrity through auditing along with the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). The … and Apply financial penalties when MCOs do not comply with DOH requirements. See the complete report: Ensuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteCollection and Use of Oil Spill Funds
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is collecting all fees due the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund in
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/13/collection-and-use-oil-spill-fundsOpinion 90-42
… generally, CPLR, §8021(a)(10) prescribes a fee of $15. With respect to a municipal housing authority, Public Housing … thereof ...". We recently considered this statute with respect to court filing fees and concluded that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Reporting on Foreclosure of Real Property Funds – Kings County
… administrative operations of all courts in the New York State Unified Court System (UCS). This system serves the State's 62 counties through 13 districts. The borough of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/reporting-foreclosure-real-property-funds-kings-countyExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the travel expenses claimed for reimbursement by Pitts Management Associates, Inc. (PMA) were incurred for business … expenses. The initial contract, which was approved by the Office of the State Comptroller, required PMA to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expensesDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… inquiry, Sciacca allegedly supplied the retirement system with falsified documents. These documents stated that his … and is due back in court on Feb. 22, 2023. He was charged with Scheme to Defraud, Grand Larceny, Defrauding the … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … Although required to be reviewed annually, the board has not updated its procurement policy in almost 20 years and did … $1,036,000. However, the board and authority officials have not adopted policies and procedures to ensure that cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … District and the Rye Neck Union Free School District . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… when the MTA does not hold the contractor accountable for repeated errors,” said DiNapoli. “By not penalizing … and recurring mistakes, there is no real incentive for the contractor to improve its practices. I urge MTA … provides travel planning and transportation accommodations for more than 150,000 eligible AAR customers who are unable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableSUNY Bulletin No. SU-339
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions to update Tier 6 employees’ Savings Plans … query is not yet available. This bulletin will be updated with the locked query as soon as it is made available. SUNY System Administration must provide each SUNY campus with the query results for review of the ‘two-year look back’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-339-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… adopted budgets by a total of $3.2 million. The district’s retirement contribution reserve was overfunded by more than … also need to improve their process to effectively account for extra-classroom activity fund collections and … of School Food (2015M-358) Officials obtained food pricing for participating school districts at the lowest reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-26
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … in the bond resolution approved at referendum. In order to increase the maximum amount which may be expended for the … mandatory nature of this provision of section 32.00, we have consistently stated that a local government may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 89-10
… 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-89-10Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… recycled or disposed of in the trash. The increased demand for batteries can be traced largely to the rapid increase in … Responsibility Waste Reduction Unit, is responsible for implementation of laws regarding product stewardship and … Law’s implementation, established itself as a mechanism for recycling rechargeable batteries for retailers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-followDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… went to significant lengths to keep that money coming in. With today’s sentence, he’s finally being made to answer for … Office in 1992 and moved to Wyoming from Pennsylvania with his son, Timothy Gritman, in August 2017. In September … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Maximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities ( 2021-S-26 ). About the … adults with a disability was 31% compared to 72% for working-age adults without a disability. Employment can … and potentially reduced costs of publicly funded benefits for people with disabilities. The New York Employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/20/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities-follow