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DiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… The former highway superintendent for the Town of Erin in Chemung County made personal … purchases and used gas, oil and other town supplies for his own use, totaling nearly $70,000, according to an … C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. The arrest was the result of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinSeized Assets Program
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Division of State Police properly accounts for seized assets and whether it obtains the requested share from forfeited assets. This audit covers … To determine whether the New York Division of State Police properly accounts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programOpinion 88-37
… all or part of the cost of any object or purpose for which serial or sinking fund bonds may be used. Section 21.00(a) provides that a serial bond may be used for any object or purpose having a … bonds may be issued for any object or purpose for which serial bonds may be issued (Local Finance Law, §22.10). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37DiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal His NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… guilty plea of Timothy Gritman, a Pennsylvania resident, on wire fraud and Social Security fraud charges for stealing … years earlier, but would not say where he was buried or what had happened to his body. Ralph Gritman’s body still has not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-his-nys-pension-and-social-securityOversight and Monitoring of the Public Housing Modernization Program at the New York City Housing Authority
… The objective of this audit was to assess the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s oversight and monitoring of certain New York City Housing Authority projects funded through the Public Housing Modernization Program (Program). In addition, the … The objective of this audit was to assess the Division of Housing and Community Renewals oversight and monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/oversight-and-monitoring-public-housing-modernization-program-new-york-city-housingOpinion 89-2
… or utilizing hospital services or facilities or voluntary ambulance services registered or certified pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B23-6-9)
… annual budgets must be submitted to the State Comptroller for examination and recommendations. Key Findings The City’s … fund balance and appropriated $24,770 of fund balance for the water fund. However, the water fund already has a … corresponding expenditures in their 2024 adopted budget for the New York State Touring Route Program because there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/17/city-newburgh-budget-review-b23-6-9XI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… These restrictions include a two-year bar and a lifetime bar. Under the two-year bar, former State employees … that is not generally available to the public. Under the lifetime bar, former State employees are prohibited from: … is authorized to grant exceptions to the two-year or lifetime bar. Prior to engaging a former State employee with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and therapy claims. Nearly $400,000 in … “The Medicaid program provides critical health care services to millions of New Yorkers but the program is … despite limitations on this. Questionable Managed Care Payments The second audit released examined Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… and David Relyea in the theft of nearly $30,000 in auto parts and supplies from the state. The thefts allegedly … allegedly used a state police paid account to purchase auto parts and tools for their personal use, then falsified … they recovered more than $24,000 worth of state funded auto supplies, tools and parts at Rapasadi’s home and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are safely maintained, and have valid … did not install adequate protection between the time when the conditions were identified and when the incident occurred. During the period December 20, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… Objective To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and healthy … Department, Regulations of the Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education, and the NYC Health Code govern these … To determine whether the New York City Department of Education is providing a safe and healthy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… shelter providers, such as Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse. The audit covered the period January 2020 through … (OCDSS) has contracted with Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse (Rescue Mission) to provide homeless services. … shelter providers such as Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseDiNapoli: Owner and Employee of Medical Transport Company Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Schenectady … program and diverted money meant to provide healthcare for New Yorkers in need into their own pockets,” DiNapoli said. … was also charged with allegedly stealing over $60,000 from New York State’s unemployment insurance program, which he was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaidDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… of Citywide Administrative Services, Homeless Services and Youth and Community Development. Some of these agencies did … staffing levels, while others like the Department of Youth and Community Development and Parks and Recreation … 2019. Homeless services reduced the time people were in shelters by 10% for single adults, 28% for families, and 19% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney, and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced … access to essential health care for millions of people, and my office will continue to partner with law enforcement … to root out fraud. My thanks to District Attorney Carney and Schenectady County Sheriff Dagostino for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… His co-defendant in this caretaker scheme, Amber Diacetis, a 31-year-old Albany woman, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree last year. “Preying on a … found that the defendants did not pay the victim’s mortgage, property taxes or other bills for four years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerDiNapoli: Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty, State Must Focus on Programs To Aid Seniors
… State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) makes it difficult to know who is being left behind or where. “New York has an obligation to support seniors who need and qualify for in-home, meal or other support services,” … available. NYSOFA does not publicly report the information needed to assess the effectiveness of in-home services or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-amid-federal-funding-uncertainty-state-must-focus-programs-aid-seniorsTransportation Company Owner and Office Manager Indicted in $1.8 Million Medicaid Scheme
… with nearly two million dollars meant to provide health services to New Yorkers,” DiNapoli said. “My office will … Juliet T. Hodkins, acting head of the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, for her office’s … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/transportation-company-owner-and-office-manager-indicted-18-million-medicaid-schemeOpinion 92-15
… only in part to line-of-duty injury); (effect of workers' compensation determination) WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- Compensation Award (effect on … Municipal Law, §207-c) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §30(3): When a deputy sheriff is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15