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Town of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Hanover (Town) Town Board (Board) use a … seek competition when procuring professional services. Of the 67 professional service providers that were paid … The Board did not always seek competition when procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58Dual Employment
… also work for other government agencies subject to certain restrictions and approval requirements established in law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… approved by the former supervisor rather than the board. In addition, 13 claims, totaling $23,116, did not contain … which they were paid, and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Town of … $3,869. The former clerk also did not deposit $4,038 in cash collections recorded from Jan. 1, 2018 through April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Oswego Teacher Charged With Stealing Over $4,000 From CiTi BOCES
… teacher William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time sheets to steal more than $4,000 from his employer, the Center for Instruction Technology and … opportunities, but instead falsified timesheets to line his own pockets,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-bocesDiNapoli: Former Clerk Padded Her Pay With Town Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an investigation and audit found that she paid … thousands of dollars in unauthorized payroll payments. Green also had the town pay back her loans from the state’s … and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague. "Ms. Green used her control over the town's accounts to allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-former-clerk-padded-her-pay-town-fundsSelected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… distance that each train travels before it experiences a mechanical failure. However, the two components used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) for all district … comply with the Code and the Commissioner of Education’s Regulations by reviewing and approving plans and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds. “After the … you, register the card with the retailer. It could help to get a replacement card if it is lost and could also help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsPrivacy and Security of Student Data
… complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States. The Department administers school aid, … pandemic forced many schools across the nation to close in 2020 and quickly transition to a remote learning … to an increased reliance on technology. This resulted in an escalation of cybersecurity threats – including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… that makes use of two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2022-23. Background Chapter … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B22-6-10)
… potentially face shortfalls based on revenue estimates for sanitation user fees, sewer usage and sale of metered water. … and amend as necessary. Lower the estimate for sanitation user fees and the sale of metered water or pass a resolution to raise the sanitation and water rates prior to the adoption of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/18/city-newburgh-budget-review-b22-6-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued. Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (Nassau County) … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… died during the time of their medical care involving the overdose. Based on a review of medical records for a sample …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDiNapoli: Waiving Waiting Period for Public Workers' Retirement Protects Families During Pandemic Crisis
… Executive Order waiving the statutory 15-day waiting period before a public employee’s service retirement can take … their retirement becomes effective. Waiving the waiting period after filing for service retirement benefits ensures … of the Employees Retirement System were to die before the period was over, however, their service retirement would not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-waiving-waiting-period-public-workers-retirement-protects-families-during-pandemic-crisisDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for details about fees … ask whether fees apply. DiNapoli also reminds recipients to spend their new gift cards in a timely manner, otherwise the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. “After the holiday season …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardAnnual Wage for New Tier 6 Employees
… you hire new Tier 6 employees, NYSLRS uses their annual wage to determine the Tier 6 member contribution rates that you must apply to … first three years of their membership. Retirement Online is the fastest and easiest way to enroll new employees . But … Contribution rates of Tier 6 members are based on the wages they earn Here is how they are calculated Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/annual-wage-new-tier-6-employeesCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for … as a court-appointed administrator. Bayard had pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District … and pocketed $1.4 million from an estate he was appointed to protect,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our investigation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… the Homeless Housing and Assistance Fund, HHAC provides State financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, or … From the inception of the program in 1983 through State Fiscal Year 2019-20, the State appropriated $1,226,500,000 for the development of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-followDiNapoli: California Parcel Worker Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $120K in Checks
… arrest of Deangelo Anderson Rodriguez, a San Diego-based parcel service employee, for allegedly stealing $120,000 in … Savings Program and 24 payroll checks, while working in a parcel distribution center. Rodriguez, 25, of Chula Vista, … to his granddaughter’s college in California via the parcel service to pay her tuition. When the granddaughter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-california-parcel-worker-arrested-allegedly-stealing-120k-checks