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DiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… LLC, Philip Mtui and Mbaga Kaiza, were indicted for their alleged role in a scheme to steal more than $1 … from Medicaid by filing false and inflated reimbursements for transportation services, New York State Comptroller … have gone to legitimate health care needs and services for vulnerable New Yorkers. Our joint investigation will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeCapital Asset Management
… obligation at $18.6 billion. Capital assets include land, land improvements and land preparation, buildings, construction in progress, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementDiNapoli Orders Divestment of Russia Holdings
… investments in them. On March 1, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, DiNapoli announced the Fund would freeze … “For over a month, Russia’s unconscionable and immoral invasion has brought devastation and destruction to Ukraine,” … with the Comptroller’s fiduciary duty. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, DiNapoli has written to several U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-orders-divestment-russia-holdingsCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… officials enabled their scheme. “Cozzolino, Villasuso and Diana betrayed their duty to the public in order to enrich … former board member and Accelerator Committee Chair Edward Diana, were “hired” by Cozzolino’s private company, which … today in front of Judge Robert Prisco in Orange County Court. Cozzolino was sentenced to five years probation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionDiNapoli Appoints Senior Budget and Policy Staff
… oversaw a team of budget and revenue analysts and was the lead budget negotiator for the Senate Majority Conference. He …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-appoints-senior-budget-and-policy-staffMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… care needs. New York’s Essential Plan (EP) provides health insurance to lower-income people who, generally, don’t … where individuals can apply for and enroll in health insurance plans, including Medicaid and EP. An individual’s Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfReporting Requirements Changes (2015) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… for elected and appointed officials and ensures they receive appropriate service credit. In August 2015, this … Elected and Appointed Officials Official did not need to attest to the accuracy of the ROA. Official must sign the ROA to … Elected and Appointed Officials Revisions to Regulation 3154 in 2015 help ensure that elected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/reporting-requirements-changesOpinion 88-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use … storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a capital reserve fund may be expended to fix dents and … a water storage tank depends on whether the work is more in the nature of rebuilding or completely overhauling than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2000-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of out-of-state firefighter to volunteer on on-going basis) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may … Whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 2001-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (prohibition against county … Whether a member of a county board would have a prohibited interest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014
… the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014 for the Apple and Sour Cherry Market Orders and the period April 1, … the Department, the Market Order Administration unit is responsible for administration of all farm product market … Department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable expenses in all material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/07/annual-assessment-market-orders-2012-2013-and-2014Opinion 2002-11
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … in section 217(c)(vi)(A) of the General Municipal Law. We have been asked whether a fire district service award program … We have been asked whether a fire district service award program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… whether nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve days were appropriate, and if not, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… 94-02, when Management Confidential employees have an accident that is work-related and time from the job is missed … half pay. When the half pay eligibility is exhausted, the employee is placed on a Leave of Absence with the reason of … program and who have an accident that is work-related, the employee is placed on either Short or Long Term Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (2024M-118)
… and implemented needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets. Key Findings District officials … or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets as required by New York State (NYS) … properly exempt 140 of the 379 (37 percent) water outlets in the District because they did not have a sampling plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/17/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-2024mUnadilla Valley Central School District – Non-Resident Special Education Student Tuition (2022M-44)
… officials established nonresident tuition (NRT) rates for special education students in accordance with … Key Findings Officials did not establish NRT rates for special education students in accordance with … tuition rate. Consult with SED to obtain the guidelines for calculating a higher tuition rate. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-non-resident-special-educationDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… The state Department of Health (DOH) should continue to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems and ensure proper actions … The state Department of Health DOH should continue to improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsOpen Educational Resources
… Objectives To determine whether the City University of New York (CUNY) is using Open … to help defray textbook costs for students, and whether the OER initiatives adequately engaged faculty in the redesign of courses using OER. Our audit covered the … To determine whether the City University of New York CUNY is using Open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/27/open-educational-resourcesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2382
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 M/C LGS Payment and provide instructions for payments … Payments to employees in M/C positions effective April 2025. Effective Dates: The April 2025 M/C LGS Payment will be … in an Eligible Bargaining Unit (including part-time annual salaried service, Paid Military Leave, Sick Leave at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2382-new-april-2025-managementconfidential-mc-longevity-service-payment-lgs