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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… provide adequate oversight. Auditors identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either … the collections were not always deposited or remitted in a timely manner. In addition, the clerk did not prepare bank reconciliations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3DiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… in fatal accidents, occupants who were not wearing a seat belt or helmet were killed (64%). Approximately one-in-three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… seek necessary approval to establish any of these reserve funds. In addition, internal controls over the justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Improper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients (Follow-Up)
… for Buy-in Program coverage on behalf of individuals who do not have a benefit eligibility period – a date range for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipients-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2100
… is to inform agencies of the content information for the 2022 Form W-2. Affected Employees All employees who receive a Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for calendar year 2022 are affected. Background According to IRS Publication 15 (Circular E) for 2022, and the Instructions for Form W-2 (Wage and Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2100-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 2086.1
… Laws of 2022, including the use of the new Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees, AC 2772. Background Per Chapter 442 … agencies to pull all employees by Department ID, hired on or after January 1, 2023, who do not have an active direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20861-updated-direct-deposit-guidanceDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… Former Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department Treasurer Timothy J. Brown was arrested on … card debt. "From plane fare to pizza, Mr. Brown used fire department money for his own benefit, even shamelessly … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects (Follow-Up)
… Guidelines for Community Noise , the general population is increasingly exposed to community noise, creating the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/04/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projects-followMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… Medicaid program made inappropriate fee-for-service (FFS) payments to hospitals that failed to properly report correct … 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019. About the Program The State’s Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health (Department). The Department’s eMedNY computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2022
… the enactment of the New York State (NYS) fiscal year 2022-23 budget, OSC would like to provide notice of the … extender bill is not passed by 10am on Monday, April 11, 2022. Affected Employees: Executive Branch* employees paid on … until the Legislature passes and the Governor signs the 2022-23 State budget or a budget extender bill to provide for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2022-paycheck-distribution-april-13-2022-administration-cycle-paychecksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1848
… that position pools in PayServ may require updates for SFS lapsing. Affected Employees All agencies with … in PayServ will be lapsing and will no longer be available for use in PayServ. Effective Dates Accounting strings … string effective the beginning of the pay period for the following check dates (Administration – 09/16/2020 & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1848-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152020-09302020-lapse-datesDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of $240,000
… designer handbags, jewelry, home utilities, work on his property and vacations. He was the longest-serving town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-240000State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … at approximately $4,600, was not supported by an employee’s time and attendance records. In addition, 33 hours of comp … actual expenditures. The board did not adopt formal fund balance, reserve and budgeting policies, along with multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 89-23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at less than fair and … such terms and conditions as shall be approved by such body, any real property owned by such county, town, village, fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Administration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts
… Purpose To determine whether the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) properly awarded, extended, and … children, young people, families, and communities. It does so by providing them with child welfare, juvenile … our audit period, ACS had 1,884 active contracts with a value of approximately $6.5 billion. To perform our audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/administration-non-competitive-and-limited-competition-contractsDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $121,000 in Pension Checks Sent to Late Grandmother
… woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $121,000 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased … its members.” “Elona Roberts abused a system that is meant for dedicated public servants who spend long careers working … am pleased that the defendant is taking responsibility for this major theft from the taxpayers of the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-rochester-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-121000-pension-checks-sent-late-grandmotherDiNapoli Applauds Top Court Ruling Reaffirming Audit Powers
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today applauded … today’s decision from its 2009 charter school decision (New York Charter Schools Assn v DiNapoli) — in which it held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-applauds-top-court-ruling-reaffirming-audit-powersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2252
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools in PayServ may require updates for SFS lapsing. Affected … affected. Background: Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS that are attached to position pools in PayServ will be lapsing and will no longer be available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2252-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-9132024-9272024-lapse-datesReporting Unclaimed Funds to New York State
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include, for example, banks, insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reportersDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… of Sharon Collins, 73, of Ithaca, New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69,481 in state pension payments meant for her deceased husband. “Sharon Collins allegedly took … District Attorney Van Houten and the New York State Police for their work on this case.” “I commend the efforts of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-payments