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DiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people … continuity plans and evacuation plans. The audit is the first of four that DiNapoli has engaged with a focus … had begun; and 281 (37%) mitigation actions did not have cost estimates. Auditors looked at 14 mitigation actions — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersState Comptroller DiNapoli Positions New York Pension Fund For Low Carbon Future
… to $5 billion. The cornerstone of DiNapoli’s plan is the creation of a $2 billion index that will exclude or … with New York state by developing this customized method for reducing their portfolio's carbon emissions in a manner … this shift, but it’s still only the tip of the iceberg of what all institutional investors need to be doing.” Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-positions-new-york-pension-fund-low-carbon-futureImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up) (2020-F-15)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f15.pdfNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… fact, the number of incarcerated individuals in March 2021 was just one-half the level of March 2008. Nonetheless, the … admitted to DOCCS prisons for a new offense or for parole violations increased by an annual average of 3.5 … options, and shorter periods for re-incarceration, when necessary.” The efficacy of these measures in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Hartunian Announce Arrest and Indictment of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough
… personal piggy banks. Assemblyman Scarborough tried to game the system, thinking he could get away with it,” New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-and-us-attorney-hartunian-announce-arrest-and-indictment-newFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Hewlett, and Roy Hoffmann, 53, of Woodmere – were indicted on the alleged thefts in 2014. All were accused of illegally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Child Development Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit company that is now defunct, was located at 1854 Cornaga … magnitude as exposed here, those who engage in frauds of this nature will be brought to justice and held accountable … District Attorney Brown and Comptroller DiNapoli pointed out that New York State's Education Law requires that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… for New York milk and milk products. $188,000 to New York Apple Association Inc. to promote New York state apple products. Office of General Services $725,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for October 2014
… of Agriculture and Markets $740,000 to the New York Apple Association Inc. to promote apple products. Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-october-2014DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… will be held accountable for their alleged actions. I will continue to work with law enforcement across the state … continue to vigorously investigate and prosecute those who attempt to corrupt our public institutions through … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… taxpayer dollars intended for public services and capital improvements in New York City, was sentenced to one to three years in state prison. A multi-agency investigation, including NYC DOI … funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned through a holding company, instead of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executiveDiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… capital projects) has grown significantly in recent years, rising to $24.3 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, an increase of nearly $7 billion from FY 2019, representing an outsized … as the city restructured its contracts with janitorial staff. The city also introduced Universal Pre-Kindergarten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Life Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… A Message from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli I cannot stress … and The formula used to calculate your retirement benefit. If You Are an ERS Member: You are in: If you joined: Tier 1 … Proceedings If you are in the process of a divorce, the court may ask you to provide a present or accrued value on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… taxpayer dollars intended for public services and capital improvements in New York City. A multi-agency joint … $300,000 in public funds provided by New York State, the New York City Council, and federal earmark grants. … funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned through a holding company, instead of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… space in the city of Rensselaer. $5.3 million with Early Care & Learning Council for child care support services and … masonry restoration for the Health Science Education Building at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Kings County. … in New York City. $10 million to New York City for court cleaning and minor repairs. Payment Rejections and Other Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… grant to Brooks Memorial Hospital for the Essential Health Care Provider Transformation program. $17 million grant to … $4.9 million to Prismatic Development Corporation for building renovations at the Manhattan Forensic Relocation … Court System $11 million to New York City for court cleaning and minor repairs. $4.5 million to Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2016
… for vegetable research. Office of Children and Family Services $6.5 million to the United Federation of Teachers … of day care providers. Division of Criminal Justice Services $835,000 in grants to counties to combat crimes such … for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program. $108,000 to JD Northrup Construction for sewer repairs at Long Point …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2016State Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… charge of doling out millions of dollars in tax credits to companies that pledge to expand in New York state, could not … businesses tax breaks in the first place, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … gives away millions of dollars each year in tax breaks for companies that are supposed to create jobs and expand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage (one staff … Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion Women Syracuse Onondaga 27 City Mission Adult …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureOpinion 91-2
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining … 83, 337 N.E.2d 592, 595). The Legislature is powerless to mandate how the Comptroller, an independently elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2