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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… misused as much as $50,000 generated by the town’s senior center, according to an audit released today by State … to Dutchess County District Attorney William V. Grady. “Senior citizens who thought they were paying for activities … The town offers various services to residents through its senior center, including providing food, coffee, bingo games, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… estimates the city collected a record $5.8 billion in tax revenue (largely the real property tax) from office buildings in fiscal year 2016, nearly 11 percent of all tax revenue. Collections increased by 56 percent between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2015. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages … information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program
… usage. However, auditors identified certain weaknesses in subsidiaries’ fuel purchasing and monitoring practices. … for buses, it paid more than necessary for fuel at two subsidiaries. DiNapoli recommended RGRTA: Ensure subsidiaries accurately log daily fuel consumption for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-programDiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New York state is doing the bare minimum when it comes to inspecting … and reporting deficient practices to the public. But this is New York, and we should be going above and beyond the … certifies nursing home compliance through unannounced, on-site inspections, commonly referred to as surveys. DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… tablets were missing and in Madison County 100 marijuana plants could not be located. Drugs missing from other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyDiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest
… The clerk in the Wyoming County town of Bennington was arrested today after auditors and investigators discovered a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The clerk, Tina Metz, 54, was arrested by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department and … The clerk in the Wyoming County town of Bennington was arrested today after auditors and investigators discovered a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-town-bennington-audit-leads-arrestDiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. “This is an egregious exploitation of public funds,” DiNapoli said. … half-a-million dollars that he acquired illegally. Hoffman is due back in court on September 10 for a pre-sentence … jointly with Nassau District Attorney personnel. It is being prosecuted by Asst. District Attorney Jason Herman …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… strength in sometimes volatile revenue sources, so it is unclear whether this positive trend will continue in the … quarter, including especially strong growth in April that is not projected to be replicated later in the year. The … website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, between May 2011 and … DiNapoli. "Our fight against pension fraud has led to more than 20 arrests and $2.7 million in ordered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… Pitts Management Associates, Inc. (PMA) were incurred for business purposes and were reasonable in price. Background … and approved for payment by Downstate were incurred for business purposes or were reasonable in price. We also found … including $32,500 for software license fees and $9,012 for legal fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … leave records and signing checks. Village officials do not adequately review payroll records, including the treasurer’s timesheet, prior to payroll checks being printed. In addition, the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… to ensure that MCOs detect, prevent, and correct errors in provider payments; Strengthen standards for MCOs regarding provider credentialing, review and verification, and timely … enforcement of timeliness and quality standards as well as provider identification requirements for encounter data from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 90-26
… the estimated maximum cost in the bond resolution (11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 22; 13 Opns St Comp, 1957, p 160; 16 Opns St Comp 1960, p 300; 22 Opns St Comp 1966, pp 581 and 636; 25 Opns St Comp 1969, p 337; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-919, p … for the excess amount to be expended for the project (25 Opns St Comp 1969, supra ). Of course, since the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Start Saving for Retirement
… Retirement may be far in the future, but the steps you take … stool with three sources of income working together to help support you when your working days are done: Your … benefit is another source of income to help support you in retirement. Your retirement savings is the third leg of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementOpinion 90-42
… in the opinion. CITIES -- Fees (filing of in rem tax foreclosure lists) FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) … is entitled to a fee of ten dollars for each in rem tax foreclosure list filed by a tax district therein. In any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Opinion 89-10
… p 11). April 6, 1989 William H. Butlar, Business Manager Huntington Public Library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Opinion 98-16
… -- Certiorari Proceedings (timing for return to general fund of excess moneys in school district reserve fund for tax certiorari claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (timing for return to general fund of excess … district must hold moneys paid into a tax certiorari reserve fund before the moneys may be returned to the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 98-11
… falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§925, 925-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §25-a: When … extended to the next business day and a real property tax payment received in an envelope postmarked on that next … and otherwise meeting the requirements of Real Property Tax Law, §925, is considered timely. You ask whether a real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Free School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian Lake Central School District , Liberty Central School … were accurately paid their approved salaries and wages. Indian Lake Central School District – Claims Auditing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits