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DiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to $35,000 Embezzlement
… Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart pleaded guilty today to grand larceny for pocketing over $35,000 in public funds, State Comptroller … Hart, 64, of Mayfield, pleaded guilty to fourth degree grand larceny, a class E felony. Sentencing is scheduled for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-35000-embezzlementMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers
… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid inappropriately paid for … in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as “dual-eligibles.” In 1997, Congress established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/10/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-medicare-advantage-plan-providersMedicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) … care organizations (MCOs) have adequate processes in place to prevent payments to ineligible providers, and whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-payments-ineligible-providersHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and making a false … further erode the public’s trust.” The charges were the result of an investigation by the Federal-State … was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and making a false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonImproper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … made in our audit report, Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program ( 2010-S-76 ). Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-followForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … in our initial audit report, Forensic Audit of Payments to on-Board Service Managers (2011-S-35). Background Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followTown of Roxbury – Payments to Not-For-Profit Organizations (2022M-177)
… totaling $10,790 were proper municipal expenditures. As a result, neither Town officials nor we can assure taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/27/town-roxbury-payments-not-profit-organizations-2022m-177DiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… and understands that strong fiscal controls are needed to ensure that government resources are used efficiently,” … said. “I am confident she will effectively lead my efforts to hold local governments accountable for taxpayer dollars, while offering them the assistance they need to better serve their constituents.” Lois served as Dutchess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… provider IncludED Educational Services pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court today to grand larceny charges … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Morton Kramer agreed to pay $418,000 in restitution as part of his plea agreement and is banned … from getting critical services cannot be tolerated in our special education. My office will continue to do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesTown of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (2021M-125)
… for appropriate purposes, properly approved or supported by sufficient documentation. Officials: Used public funds to make donations or impermissible gifts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/17/town-attica-payments-not-profit-organizations-2021m-125Former Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway pled guilty to petit larceny for stealing more than $5,000 from ambulance … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Cortland County District … Perfetti and determined that Brown had inflated his salary for at least a decade, illegally padding his income by … , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… Securities industry profits totaled $12.3 billion in the first half of 2017, one-third higher than the $9.3 billion earned in the same period last year, putting Wall St. on pace for a … and put everyday Americans and the broader economy in harm's way." Industry performance is traditionally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C
… Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (2009-S-64) … To determine if Medicaid made excessive payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/09/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-cDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… populations, steps must be taken to protect public funds that support important services for those in need." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… full restitution after admitting to stealing nearly $6,000 in cash from bail collections. The clerk, Trudy Harper, 40, was arrested in June and charged by Ulster County District Attorney D. … After pleading guilty earlier this year, she was sentenced in Saugerties Town Court on March 4. Harper was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after five years of inactivity. In 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… furnishings, and supplies purchased with DHS funds. As of June 27, 2017, DHS held 93 registered contracts (140 … in adult family shelters and single adult shelters totaled 18,972. In August 2016, DHS and the New York City Human … in the midst of a large-scale reorganization and, as a result, had undertaken a significant examination and reform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersOpinion 89-26
… complete and file annual financial disclosure statements. Chapter 813 of the Laws of 1987, known as the "Ethics in … corporation or other district (General Municipal Law, §800[4]). A "political subdivision" is defined to mean a county, … is not a "political subdivision" to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution either: (i) promulgating its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26