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Ridge Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-165-F)
… of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Ridge Fire District’s (District) progress, as of September 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Ridge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal … The purpose of our review was to assess the Ridge Fire Districts District progress as of September 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/ridge-fire-district-audit-follow-2021m-165-fGates Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-10-F)
… District’s chief fiscal officer and is responsible for the custody, receipt, disbursement and accounting for District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/gates-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-10-fTiconderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-182-F)
… 1 During our audit, and at the time of the audit report’s release, the AFR was known as the Annual Update Document, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-audit-follow-2023m-182-fSchonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-185-F)
… oversight of financial operations. Background The Company is located in the Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady County and is composed of volunteer members and is governed by its adopted bylaws and a membership-elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/10/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-audit-follow-2021m-185-fPort Jervis City School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-152-F)
… operations and exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit by 26 percentage points. In addition, District officials made … developing and monitoring the District’s annual budget. Results of Review The District has made some progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-152-fTown of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… of West Seneca’s (Town’s) progress, as of December 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of West Seneca – Capital Project Management (2019M-195), released in March 2020. The audit determined that the Town Board … Town of West Senecas Towns progress as of December 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fCUNY Bulletin No. CU-271
… or later, the Action/Reason of PAY/CRT must be used. Group 1: Annual Salary with Steps All annual salaried … 14C. These corrections will enable automatic processing. Group 2: Annual Employees with Salary Ranges (not Law School) Group 3: Annual Pay Basis – Law School Titles Group 4: Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-271-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-representedFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 12 months in prison for charges arising out of his embezzlement of more … funds, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. In addition to the prison sentence, Garcia, 51, of Ossining, NY, was sentenced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… Sales Tax Collections by County and City Interactive Map Local Sales Tax Sharing in New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010. "As our investigation revealed, Renee Kanas cruised the Caribbean … pension benefits totaling over $148,000 were deposited into a bank account jointly held by Mr. Yudenfreund and … by Investigator Mark Spencer, Inv. Casey Quinlan and Deputy Chief Antoine Karam. The Investigations Bureau is led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that … over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, … with Attorney General Schneiderman, she has pleaded guilty and must make repayment in the thousands.” “When individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the … justice was served and restitution was made in this case.” Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government … to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an employee of the New York State Insurance Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… for eighth grade reading but declined in eighth grade math (down 6 points). Over this time, New York’s losses in fourth grade math and reading scores were double the national average and exceeded 45 other states in math and 38 other states in reading. The average drop for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed … and he has now been held accountable for his actions.” “David Decker’s years of illegal conduct harmed local … District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker former director of the Lake George Watershed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… 2,954,389 2,954,389 Education - payment to school district 21,893,273 21,893,273 Debt … debt 17,529,560 1,300,000 18,829,560 Payment to bond refunding escrow agent (37,284,144) … of the net change in fund balances of governmental funds to the change in net assets in the statement of activities is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-1DiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on fusion voting and adopting public financing by 2022. The … has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the ideas are smart, some … Yorkers deserve change. But I urge the commission to focus on the urgent issue of campaign finance, which will truly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… admissions are generally appropriate when the admitting practitioner expects the patient to stay through at least two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus managed care plans (Plans) for recipients who were no … managed care, during the audit period, Family Health Plus (FHP) was a publicly funded managed care program for … Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Follow-Up)
… duplicate claims (such as when a clinic and individual practitioner both bill Medicaid for the same service), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… Medicaid program. Many Medicaid recipients are enrolled in Medicare and are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” … 1, 2021. IB-Dual offers a special (lower) MMC and HARP premium rate for certain Medicaid recipients who enroll in … the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which, in part, increased the federal medical assistance percentage to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstream