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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, the town has accumulated excessive funds in the general town-wide fund. The board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2005-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3DiNapoli: Texas Woman Charged with Stealing Over $65,000 in NYS Pension Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the indictment … Christy Gibson, of Smith County, Texas, was indicted by Texas prosecutors and charged with one count of theft … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-texas-woman-charged-stealing-over-65000-nys-pension-paymentsOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s … to grant or deny individual immunization waivers requested by parents or guardians for religious or medical reasons. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsBrownfield Cleanup Program
… Program, 1 owners of contaminated properties in the State were held liable for cleanup costs, regardless of when … of sites makes them more attractive to potential buyers by removing a barrier to redevelopment. Individuals … DEC formalizes program participation with applicants by entering into a Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (Agreement) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programXIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… STIP investment earnings (STIP interest) to participating funds is governed by §98-a of the State Finance Law which … on any moneys invested “shall be credited to the fund or funds from which such moneys were invested, provided, … is hereby precluded from crediting interest earnings to funds which: Are funded entirely from the general fund; or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsOpinion 2000-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … or usual occupation, is regularly in the area served by a volunteer fire company or department of which he or she … of a fire district fire department, when authorized by the board of the fire commissioners, is empowered, in his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15XI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… is responsible for the accurate capture of the receipt by the next business day. For instances where receivers do … product the agency receives. Inspection Where required by law or the terms and condition of the purchase agreement, … periods, the agency must comply with Section 179-f of the State Finance Law. This law requires the agency to notify the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… Lynbrook, New York, for allegedly defrauding the New York State Medicaid program out of millions of dollars. Goldin, an … in an elaborate kickback scheme to line his pockets by defrauding Medicaid and pretending to dispense cancer … as attaching up to $4,530,000 of those assets to preserve money wrongfully obtained from Medicaid. The Comptroller and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyAdministrative Hearings
… day of the scheduled hearing, you will “join” the meeting by running the temporary Webex application on your desktop. If you are represented by an attorney, your attorney will receive their own … represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of New York . You must prove you are entitled to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearingsAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited from holding jobs that involve … complaints generally within 60 days. It also maintains a list of individuals who have abused or neglected someone and … a database of reported allegations and state exclusion list, as well as ensure that allegations were investigated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 94-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … has implied authority pursuant to section 110 to provide, by resolution or local law, for a purchase order system … so that applicable appropriations may be encumbered by the chief fiscal officer prior to the actual purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-21Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Report 2017-S-14 ). About the Program The … and other facilities licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law; as well as facilities operated by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/09/restrictions-consecutive-hours-work-nurses-followDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Charged in Theft of Fees
… the theft of more than $27,000 which she allegedly stole by pocketing cash deposits instead of depositing them in the clerk’s bank account, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Hart, 57, of Hyde Park, … said. "My staff, working with law enforcement, exposed the money transfers that Ms. Hart allegedly used to mask her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-town-clerk-charged-theft-feesDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… stream would be available to alleviate the need to borrow funds for transportation capital projects. Over the years, … DHBTF: taxes and fees, bond proceeds, transfers from other funds and miscellaneous revenue. To offset shortfalls from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offOversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… to determine if products purchased with Nourish NY funds were eligible New York food products. We also found DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Receives Prestigious Award From National Italian American Organization
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was selected for the Guglielmo Marconi Award, the highest award given by the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. Prior … to receive the Guglielmo Marconi Award. I was raised by parents and immigrant grandparents who were deeply proud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-receives-prestigious-award-national-italian-american-organizationTown of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Opinion 2024-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … City of Troy’s (“City”) resolution no. 2024-127, adopted by the City Council on September 5, 2024, seeking an advisory … Constitution’s prohibition of gifts and loans of public money. At the outset, we must emphasize that our Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1