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DiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… stole the funds by keeping her deceased mother’s deposited pension checks and expended them for her personal use, including cellphone and utility bills, insurance and a car loan. The Mount Vernon resident was … mother’s bank account open to collect her mother’s pension payments. "Thanks to my partnership with District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January 1, 2013 through April 28, 2014. … City of North Tonawanda and was established in 1903 by a special act of the State Legislature, which was subsequently … 106 benefit checks totaling $49,545 to members or their families during 2013. While the claim supporting each payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… 2015 totaled $137,792. Key Findings We found errors in the monthly budget-to-actual reports that the Treasurer provided … 2013 fiscal years. The District did not submit to OSC its tax levy limit calculations for 2015 or the three prior … the statutory limit by $4,394 and the Board did not pass a resolution to override the limit. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialSelected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… through January 22, 2016. Background The City University of New York (CUNY) is the largest urban university in the … students and 273,000 continuing and professional education students are enrolled at campuses located in New … from classes; or tuition covered by other sources, such as scholarships). The account is also used to issue book advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Murders of Three Israeli Students
… “The murders of three Israeli teenagers, innocent young men … and saddening. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families of the young victims. “There cannot be true … The murders of three Israeli teenagers innocent young men …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-murders-three-israeli-studentsDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… salary. “This public servant was able to write herself extra paychecks because no one else was checking the books,” … staff and the Sheriff’s office that she wrote herself extra paychecks and used district funds to buy tools for her … to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… pharmacy claims worth nearly $1 million over a 27-month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits … of services its members require. During the audit period of Oct. 1, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2013, Medicaid paid … who was enrolled in a managed care plan during the entire period. Because the recipient’s pharmacy claims were covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programColumbia County Department of Weights and Measures –Internal Controls Over Revenue Collection (2013M-400)
… Chair. The Chair is the County's chief executive officer. In 2012, the County's total expenditures were $145,141,973. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/02/columbia-county-department-weights-and-measures-internal-controls-over-revenueDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… Many social adult day services programs (SADS) in New York operate without regulations or licenses, leaving disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Many social adult day services programs SADS in New York operate without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… cash. Joseph Smegelsky Jr., was charged in July with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, by the … machines; and Made $982 in fuel purchases in excess of what was authorized for his personal vehicle using company … which company officials are entitled to fuel and in what quantities, and specifies controls to monitor fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Mayor de Blasio's State of the City Address
… "Mayor de Blasio has managed the city’s finances responsibly and … challenging times and New Yorkers need leaders like Mayor de Blasio." … Mayor de Blasio has managed the citys finances responsibly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mayor-de-blasios-state-city-addressFormer President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor, New York (BMFD), pled guilty to … of more than $120,000 from the BMFD. GARCIA pled guilty in White Plains federal court before U.S. District Judge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… purchasing and financial management practices for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. Background … boards of the component districts. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $103.7 … Operating Officer/Deputy Superintendent and then hiring a new District Superintendent, BOCES incurred total additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… October 2013, the former Superintendent Roger Burlew was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny in the … Hurley, the convictions of principles of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty for a multi-million dollar scam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… accurately excluded 340B drugs from the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and sought appropriate rebates. The audit … June 30, 2015. Background Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programMedicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… applying the administrative costs in determining MCO premium rates. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2011 … managed care. Under managed care, Medicaid pays MCOs a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient, and the … shifting of costs stemmed from the Department’s inadequate cost reporting instructions to MCOs, which, despite being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… audit was to assess BOCES’ multiyear planning, including reserve funds, and software management for the period July 1, … their intentions for accumulating, maintaining and using reserve funds. BOCES officials established the retiree health insurance reserve without proper statutory authority. Although a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesOtsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2015M-288)
… internal controls over extra-classroom activity funds for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … almost $118,000 in receipts and $124,000 in disbursements for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Key Finding BOCES officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/01/29/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-extraComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Roger Burlew, former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of more than $50,000 in goods and services … and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Roger Burlew former Highway Superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicPutnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology and Claims Auditing (2016M-205)
… Findings Four employees had unauthorized personal Internet usage. The rooms housing the IT servers and infrastructure … access and protect IT assets. No formal disaster recovery plan has been developed. There was no evidence that the … and protect IT assets. Adopt a formal disaster recovery plan. Ensure that the claims auditor performs a thorough and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information