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DiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… for employment. If a school fails to file the appropriate employee background checks and updated clearance requests … notified of an arrest, either prior or subsequent to the employee’s hire, which may compromise the safety of students. … Vernon in Oneida County, and the towns of Brookfield and Madison in Madison County. The final report can be found …
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
… five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of potential fraud … insurance programs are supposed to provide a safety net for society’s poor and unemployed to help them make ends … determines applicant eligibility, and is responsible for monitoring their continuing eligibility. The DSS …
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
… managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to … disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York's … pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient and the MCOs arrange to …
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
… QUEENS – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced today that … of the Attorney General’s Real Estate Finance Bureau. The criminal case was prosecuted by Special Assistant Attorneys …
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
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure … LAW, §§33, 34, 811, 813; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§87, 89: In connection with an examination into the accounts and … local board of ethics by municipal officers and employees in accordance with the requirements of General Municipal Law, …
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
… funding between 2005 and 2012 — money that was intended for special needs students between ages three to five. Island Child Development Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit company that is now defunct, was located at 1854 … small children to pay your plumber and support your for-profit camps is reprehensible. I thank District Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedOpinion 89-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Equal Protection … -- "Compensation" (for purposes of County Law, §200) NY STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, §11; UNITED STATES … salaries' and further provides that ' per diem or per hour schedules of compensation may be adopted for those …
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
… during Alvarez's unsuccessful 2013 run for Council. The felony complaint filed today in New York County Supreme Court … False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony, and Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. "Mr. Alvarez allegedly dodged campaign finance laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateOpinion 91-45
… (remedies available to town board to enforce agreement for highway repairs and improvements) TOWN BOARD -- Power and … (remedies to enforce agreement with highway superintendent for repair and improvement of town highways) HIGHWAY LAW, … may construct storm sewers, drains and the like for highway drainage purposes (see e.g., 12 Opns St Comp, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 92-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.2
… Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), and the Public … is .00120: OCFS Facilities - Deptid 25000 Brookwood Secure Center for Youth Goshen Secure Center MacCormick Secure Center Industry Residential Center …
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
… rates for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at a SUNY University Hospital. Affected … (MOAs) between the State of New York, SUNY, CSEA, and PEF allows specific SUNY providers that opt into a pilot …
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
… This chapter contains the policies followed by the Office of the State Comptroller (the Comptroller) for …
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
… Rental Assistance Fund, reflecting payments and support for the program. With unemployment in New York City close to … evictions. New York’s Congressional delegation has pushed for more efficient distribution of funds, while lawmakers … groups not caught up on rent payments. Rent arrears for Black households have grown fastest in the period since …
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)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Otselic (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … Board did not ensure there were no prohibited conflicts of interest. We also found: The Supervisor did not provide … annual financial reports were not filed with the Office of State Comptroller, as required. As of May 5, 2021, the …
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)
… and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We found about $11.6 million of the $13.5 million in payments were made without …
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)
… Of the initial report’s two audit recommendations, one was implemented and one was not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are …
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
… not blind faith in Mr. Denardo. Thanks to the hard work of my office and District Attorney Carnright, this alleged … Denardo laundered the checks through his wife’s account, then pocketed the money. Since taking office in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000Opinion 88-18
… among the town and certain villages in the town for the period October 1, 1986 through March 31, 1987. The … section 3-334 did not fix any other date as controlling for that purpose. Upon reexamining the views expressed in 23 … shall only become effective on the following dates for the following purposes: a. from the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… Agencies (IDAs) reported 4,320 active projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022, an increase … businesses and job markets,” DiNapoli said. “The tax breaks they provide businesses can impact local tax … Agencies IDAs reported 4320 active projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022 an increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-report