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Preventing Fraud and Abuse of Public Funds: Local Governments Need to Do Better
Preventing Fraud and Abuse of Public Funds: Local Governments Need to Do Better
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/preventingfraud.pdf2026 Annual Cash Basis Report - Exhibit Schedules
Comptroller’s Annual Report to the Legislature on State Funds Cash Basis of Accounting
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/finance/cash-basis/excel/cash-basis-exhibits-combined-2026.xlsxComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James announced the guilty plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard … "Thanks to my partnership with Attorney General Letitia James, his scheme was exposed and he has now admitted his guilt. I will continue to work with Attorney General James to root out public corruption across the state." “By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… the Fund had approximately 37.4 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.3 … equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash (2.3 percent), Treasury Inflation Protected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsReporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides adequate reporting of community-based service reinvestment funds under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan. The audit … To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides adequate reporting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reporting-community-based-services-under-transformation-reinvestment-planCity of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… budget review issued in May 2018. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to … to reflect a budgeted increase in refuse and garbage rates until June 2018. The City Council authorized $2.2 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive … building exemptions. As a result, the property owner incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. … buildings were not supported. As a result, the property owner may have incorrectly received $80,126 in tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
Determine whether Town of East Hampton (Town) officials properly administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all collections were properly supported, recorded and deposited and that disbursements were proper and supported.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/east-hampton-town-p7-23-23.pdfFederal Funds to New York City: A Review of Categorical Grants Combined
The federal administration has ordered freezes, pauses, and reviews of federal assistance funding to identify grant programs which are implicated by the President’s recent executive actions and could be subject to reduction or elimination.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc--a-review-of-categorical-grants.pdfFederal Funds to New York City: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015, guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to support that mission
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-individuals-with-disabilities-education-act.pdfFederal funds to New York City: National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (Assistance Listing Number 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) (Assistance Living Number 10.553) provide low-cost or free breakfast and lunch to students in public and non-profit private schools across the United States.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-national-school-lunch-breakfast-programs.pdfFederal Funds To New York City: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF funding is expected to be the City’s largest source of direct federal funding in fiscal year (FY) 2025, at about $2 billion, with more than half allocated to the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families.pdfGenesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
Determine whether the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Board of Education (Board) and officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/genesse-valley-2022-39.pdfFrewsburg Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity and Scholarship Funds (2021M-159)
Determine whether the Frewsburg Central School District’s (District) extra-classroom activity (ECA) and scholarship funds were properly accounted for and appropriately used.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/frewsburg-2021-159.pdfTown of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (2021M-152)
Determine whether the Town of Highlands (Town) Board (Board) and Town officials effectively managed the financial condition of the water and sewer funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/highlands-2021-152.pdfRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
Determine whether the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District’s (District) extra-classroom activity (ECA) and event admissions funds were adequately safeguarded and properly accounted for.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-2020-169.pdfEast Rockaway Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2020M-85)
Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly accounted for, deposited timely and if disbursements were properly supported and for legitimate ECA purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/east-rockaway-union-free-2020-85.pdfOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds (2017-S-17) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s oversight and guidance are sufficient for local social service districts to effectively...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s17-response.pdfNew York's Tax Check-Off Funds - Good Intentions on Hold, January 2014
Tax “check-off” programs provide a means for taxpayers to make voluntary contributions for various causes as part of their federal and State income tax filings.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-tax-check-off-funds-2014.pdfNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… mortgages (26.6 percent), private equity (7.9 percent), real estate (6.8 percent), absolute return strategy (3.1 percent) and opportunistic strategy alternatives and real assets (0.6 percent). DiNapoli initiated quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-results