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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. State University of New York – Oversight of Disability Services (2021-S-42) The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsVendRep System Guide for Agency Users
… Contracting Entity users. As a State Contracting Entity you can: Review questionnaires that have been electronically … where the user is in the system and the path taken to get there. 3. Username Displays the currently logged in user. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-guide-agency-usersOpinion 88-16
… not constitute the total amount of the execution ( Famous Pizza Ltd. , 119 AD2d 721, 501 NYS2d 135). Furthermore, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Medicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers
… care premiums were paid on behalf of recipients with duplicate Client Identification Numbers. The audit covered … one different CIN assigned to them (herein referred to as “duplicate CINs”) during the time they are in receipt of … appropriate claim payments. When an individual is assigned duplicate CINs, each with its own record of eligibility and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identificationDiNapoli: 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 … Roger Burlew was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. …
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 … To determine whether the New York Division of State Police properly accounts for seized assets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programOpinion 92-11
… -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL … claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (no authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Oversight and Monitoring of the Public Housing Modernization Program at the New York City Housing Authority
… Community Renewal’s oversight and monitoring of certain New York City Housing Authority projects funded through the … was January 1, 2010 through February 25, 2015. Background New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is an … of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. HTFC provides loans and grants to finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/oversight-and-monitoring-public-housing-modernization-program-new-york-city-housingDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… 2020, numerous auto parts were purchased that did not fit police vehicles, including parts for Mercedes-Benz … found invoices worth $4,173 for parts that did not fit on police vehicles with his name on them. Rasapadi’s name … appeared on invoices for $1,342 in parts that also did not fit on police vehicles. Relyea and Rapasadi are also each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are safely maintained, and have valid operating permits. The … DOB is responsible for regulating the safe and lawful use of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal His NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Social Security Administration Office of … resident, on wire fraud and Social Security fraud charges for stealing over $200,000 of retirement benefits paid to his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-his-nys-pension-and-social-securityXI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… former New York State employees. CONTRACTING WITH FORMER NYS EMPLOYEES In accordance with Public Officers Law §73(8)(a) (POL 73), former State … the agency or authority head must submit a written certification to Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… dollars of waste and abuse in the system. DOH should act on our recommendations to ensure significant unnecessary … by DOH and is a federal, state, and local government funded program that provides a wide range of medical services … one to six months. Overpayments for Prescription Drugs A report released in October 2019 examined payments made for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and healthy environment that is Americans with Disabilities Act … York City Department of Education is providing a safe and healthy environment that is Americans with Disabilities Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsOpinion 88-37
… 28.00(a): The purchase of a passenger vehicle to be used as a police car may be financed by the issuance of … city may finance the purchase of five automobiles to be used as police cars by the issuance of a capital note. … or purpose for which serial or sinking fund bonds may be used. Section 21.00(a) provides that a serial bond may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B23-6-9)
… in the general fund and $201,683 in the water fund for a “vacancy factor,” a budgeting technique used by the City to … for open personnel positions. However, the use of a “vacancy factor” may not be prudent, as it leaves personnel … decisions. The proposed budget includes a tax levy of $23,574,645 which is $1,126,062 from exceeding the tax levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/17/city-newburgh-budget-review-b23-6-9Opinion 89-2
… under the supervision of a physician or, in the case of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, for the prevention, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (Office) adequately … shelter providers, such as Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse. The audit covered the period January 2020 … Homeless shelters across the State provide an array of services to families and adults, including assessment and …
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 County District Attorney Robert M. Carney, and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced the arrest of … My thanks to District Attorney Carney and Schenectady County Sheriff Dagostino for their partnership in protecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaidDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… fraud was committed on the backs of people struggling with addiction. Rather than helping them get the treatment they … Medicaid and paid them cash kickbacks, furthering their addiction. The defendant inflated his profits by transporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraud