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Opinion 90-36
… TAX LAW, §924; TOWN LAW, §§35, 37: A town tax collecting officer may accept a postdated check tendered as payment of … is a draft drawn on a bank and payable on demand (Uniform Commercial Code [UCC], §3-104[2][b]), a postdated check is … policy of encouraging the use of post-dated checks in the commercial world. In 1834 it was said that "drawing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Opinion 99-9
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … to pay for continuing legal education tuition for city attorney) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures … tuition for municipal attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9VendRep System Contract Search
… is a secure web-based application that uses JavaScript, cookies and other advance features of Internet Browsers. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-contract-searchReal Property Tax Cap Information - Glossary
… Ad Valorem Taxes – Taxes based on property value used to fund general government … Coming Fiscal Year (CFY) - The fiscal year for which a tax levy limit will be determined. Court Orders >5% - Tax … prior to the coming fiscal year. Levy Limit Override - A local government can override the levy limit by enacting a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-information-glossaryDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Charged In $232,000 Medical Claims Fraud
… Thursday for allegedly defrauding the state of $232,000 after the scam was uncovered in two audits by State … Insurance Program (NYSHIP) from 2008 through 2011. Davis, who currently resides in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, was … prescription for acid reflux disease, though the member named was not the prescribing physician’s patient. Davis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-charged-232000-medical-claims-fraudMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Hospitals' Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions
… hospitals by reimbursing for higher levels of medical care than those actually provided to patients. The audit … Medicaid recipients in need of inpatient hospital care are provided a full range of necessary diagnostic, palliative and therapeutic care, including but not limited to surgical, medical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/25/medicaid-program-overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … initial audit issued in May 2014 found that HRA applied a fair and consistent assessment process when determining … initial report. New York Wine and Grape Foundation: Use of State Appropriations (2015-S-102) The foundation has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-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 … Fisher worked for CiTi BOCES in the town of Mexico, NY. During an internal audit, CiTi BOCES found discrepancies … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-bocesImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… and the audits were not sufficiently inclusive to capture all improper SMCPs. Key Findings The Department made some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: Former Clerk Padded Her Pay With Town Funds
… with the New York State Police and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague. "Ms. Green used her control over the town's accounts to … and auditors, her fraud was exposed. I thank Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague and the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-former-clerk-padded-her-pay-town-fundsMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B22-6-10)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2023 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The … expenditures in their 2023 adopted budget for the New York State Touring Route Program because there is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/18/city-newburgh-budget-review-b22-6-10New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Institute for Community Living, Inc.
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is effectively … actions are taken to reduce excessive food waste. Provide training to providers and DHS staff members to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-instituteCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… (Department) effectively oversees and monitors efforts by Nursing Homes, Adult Care Facilities (ACF), and Home Health Care (HHC) providers to adequately safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesNew York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.
… for men with mental illness at their 160-bed Myrtle Avenue Men’s Shelter (Myrtle) for the period from August 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/06/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-samaritan-daytopDual Employment
… 1, 2012, OCFS had 3,194 employees. OCFS requires its full-time employees to obtain agency approval before accepting a second job. Second jobs may not interfere with the employee's primary job responsibilities nor represent a conflict of interest. Part-time employees must obtain agency approval if potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1DiNapoli: Village of Candor Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From the Village
… as either “ATM Withdrawal” or “Mayor’s Discretionary.” The discovery was referred to the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-village-candor-mayor-arrested-allegedly-stealing-villageMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… veterans' Medicaid and VA health benefits. A review of case records at counties with high Medicaid expenses for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) in announcing that Leslie Schwinzer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud (18 USC. § … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-local