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Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney … plea of Terence Fitzpatrick, 53, of Monmouth County, New Jersey, to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the … the alleged theft of $78,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Clayville , Cortland Housing … Authority , Essex Fire District #2 , Lockport Public Library , Port Washington Fire Department , Roosevelt Fire … Volunteer Fire Company and the Western Sullivan Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsXVII.3 Lapsing Transaction Deadlines – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… P-Card reconciliation using an appropriation which is lapsing can be performed up until the published deadline. … the published lapse date, and if a lapsing appropriation is used, will fail budget check at that time. All … last day interagency vouchers will be paid before lapsing is on the published deadline. Payment of interagency vouchers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii3-lapsing-transaction-deadlinesDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… The state’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities’ Finger Lakes … Service Office (DDSO) skirted state procurement laws for more than 1,400 purchases worth more than $1 million, … advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds of household items, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyNursing Home Surveillance
… government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in monitoring quality of care in nursing homes. Division … must be conducted at least every 15.9 months pursuant to CMS guidance. Complaint surveys investigate issues, and … has worsened significantly in recent years. As a matter of policy, the Department does not utilize the full array of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillancePublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… limits are designated “Persistently Dangerous” (PD) or “Potentially Persistently Dangerous” (PPD). Officials of PD schools are required to notify parents of their option to … another school within the district that is not designated PD. Key Findings Our review of 10 sampled schools found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresReporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan
… Program The mission of the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a … received the funds. Information on State-provided services is retrieved from OMH’s internal systems. The monthly reports … expansion. One key piece of data on the monthly reports is known as “New Individual Served” (NIS). Measuring NIS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reporting-community-based-services-under-transformation-reinvestment-planNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members
… district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, serving … Timely and accurate member eligibility information is crucial to ensure members are disenrolled promptly and to … were retroactively disenrolled (i.e., when a disenrollment is entered in NYBEAS after the date the change in eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleEnforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements
… compliance with merger/acquisition Commission Orders and other agreements (including performance plans) and uses its enforcement power to hold utilities accountable when the terms and conditions of those agreements are not met, including … compliance with mergeracquisition Commission Orders and other agreements i …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/03/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreementsUCP of Niagara County d.b.a. Empower – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Cerebral Palsy Association UCP of Niagara County dba Empower Empower on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFR were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/21/ucp-niagara-county-dba-empower-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account
… as vitamins shipped to an Arizona address, a treadmill mat, a cooking apron, and toys) totaling $2,512 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/03/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs ( 2020-S-2 ). About the … of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers the Adult Protective Services (APS) – a program of … or other legal intervention. Within OCFS, the Bureau of Adult Services (Bureau) oversees local APS programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followRolling Stock Programs Department – Selected Aspects of the M9 Rail Car Project Management (Follow-Up)
… with options for an additional 584 M9 cars for LIRR and/or Metro- North Railroad. (Metro-North Railroad later dropped out of the contract.) In July 2017, LIRR exercised its first option for an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/06/rolling-stock-programs-department-selected-aspects-m9-rail-car-project-management-followSafety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up)
… for the humane care of seized dogs and inspect municipal dog shelters outside of New York City. The Law mandates that a dog must be seized if it: is unlicensed; poses an immediate … and is believed to be dangerous. Municipalities that issue dog licenses are required to establish and maintain a shelter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/safety-seized-dogs-followUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… four letter reports to the following entities: the City of Buffalo (Buffalo) and the Buffalo Firefighters Two Percent … Inc. (Syracuse) [pdf] ; the Mutual Aid Association of the Paid Fire Department of the City of Yonkers, New York, Inc. (Yonkers) [pdf] ; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5City of Lockport – Budget Review (B21-1-9)
… year during which the debt incurred to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for the next succeeding … will total $7.4 million as of December 31, 2021, which is 27.8 percent of 2022 general fund appropriations included … and distribution. The total overtime appropriation is $116,000 more than was budgeted in 2021 and $21,000 more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/05/city-lockport-budget-review-b21-1-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Belfast … against quotes, bids or government contracts, and there is no policy that requires that these documents be attached … to a practice of overestimating appropriations. This trend is projected to continue through 2015-16. Once the unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… and reports to detect discrepancies. The Department is composed of volunteer members and is governed by its bylaws and seven-member Board. The Board is responsible for managing the Department’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… District , Town of DeKalb , Town of Hartford , Town of Taylor and the West Hempstead Water District . "In today's … computer security and disaster recovery plans. Town of Taylor – Financial Management (Cortland County) The board … Fire District Town of DeKalb Town of Hartford Town of Taylor and the West Hempstead Water District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
… The coronavirus pandemic has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with punishing, still-evolving impacts on public health, jobs, the economy and state finances. As a result, the enacted state budget leaves … Coronavirus has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-finances