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Oversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30.pdfSales Tax Growth Strengthens for a Third Year: 2018 Collections Up 5.3 Percent
Local sales tax collections in New York State were $17.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous calendar year and the third consecutive year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdfAbandoned Property Report - Excel File Format Instructions
Use these instructions to complete your report in the approved Microsoft Excel file format. Do not alter the design of the Excel template in any way.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/abandoned-property-report-excel-file-format-instructions.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… Sam Scotellaro and Deputy Chief Antoine Karam. Forensic accounting was performed by Meaghan Scovello. The … Bureau is led by Chief Dominick Zarrella. The Forensic Audit Section is led by Chief Auditor Edward J. … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pensionDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty pleas of William Rapfogel, former executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), … and David Cohen, also a former executive director of the council. Rapfogel and Cohen both face prison time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … He died in 2003, with his wife collecting benefits until her death in 2006. According to the charges developed by the … pension benefits paid on Sullivan's behalf during a six-year period between November 1, 2006 and August 31, 2012. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in Bethel Tax Collector Pension Fraud Case
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler today announced that former Town of Bethel … and arrested the defendant,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Thefts of public monies are always … The case is being prosecuted by District Attorney David Hoovler and Assistants District Attorney Peter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-guilty-plea-bethelDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… misconduct (class A misdemeanor). Brown was initially arrested in November 2020 and released on her own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Village of Penn Yan – Procurement (2024M-152)
… whether Village of Penn Yan (Village) officials ensured Water Treatment Plant (WTP) procurements were made in … whether Village of Penn Yan Village officials ensured Water Treatment Plant WTP procurements were made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/07/village-penn-yan-procurement-2024m-152Federal 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.pdfNew York's Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the State’s labor force was more severe than in other states: the size of the workforce declined more rapidly than the rest of the nation in 2020 and continued to shrink in 2021 when other states recovered.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-labor-force-2022.pdfDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… into the Nosocomial Outbreak Reporting Application (NORA) and maintain support for data submitted on Health … DOH has not provided any new guidance to facilities on NORA submissions or support for data submitted on HERDS … initial audit and the follow-up and found a significant number of discrepancies, which means that not all publicly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… earlier estimates, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The latest numbers are … Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidDiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… “New York City’s spending on contracts for goods and services has risen faster than other spending and is … contracts with janitorial staff. The city also introduced Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) for 4-year-olds, which added … FY 2023, contract expenditures at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene increased at an annual rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Village of Montgomery – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-50-F)
… – Board Oversight of the Treasurer’s Office (2021M-50), released in July 2021. The audit determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/04/village-montgomery-audit-follow-2021m-50-fState Agencies Bulletin No. 2125.1
… of the payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment and adjusting existing payments as … title who meet the following criteria are eligible for the temporary compensation payment: Employees must have … the IHR effective date of that title are not eligible for the temporary compensation payment. Employees must not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21251-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 2196
… is to inform agencies of the new temporary compensation payment, OSC’s automatic processing of the payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment and adjusting existing payments as necessary. … is to inform agencies of the new temporary compensation payment OSCs automatic processing of the payment and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2196-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-publicUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-203
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … Has completed four years in such grade at a salary equal to or greater than the Maximum Salary but less than Longevity … Step 1 or four years in such grade at a salary equal to or greater than Longevity Step 1 but less than Longevity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-203-april-2014-unified-court-system-ucs-increments-longevityPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdf