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Executive Director of Baychester Youth Council Indicted for Stealing More Than $100,000 From Federal Grant
… D. Clark and her staff to make certain that Ms. Russell is held accountable." District Attorney Clark said that … set at $30,000 cash and an examination of surety. Russell is due back in court on August 9, 2016. According to the … "make whatever use of [the money]" she saw fit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Markus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/executive-director-baychester-youth-council-indicted-stealing-more-100000-federal-grantDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… commission has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the ideas are smart, some are practical and many are way overdue. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openJefferson Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-101)
… internal controls over the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012, to March 18, 2013. Background … consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The … general fund budget totaled approximately $234,000 for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings The District does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/12/jefferson-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Over $59,000 in Restitution
… the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59,000 in … from the Court and altering records in an effort to hide her crimes. “Ms. Steurrys thought she could abuse her position to steal from the public and conceal her theft. She now faces …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-ordered-pay-over-59000-restitutionAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (2017-S-88)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s88.pdfAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (2017-S-88) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s88-response.pdfFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses
… deficits from racing operations (excluding VLT subsidies) with specific actions to enhance racing and track-related … expenses as “non-operating” is substantively consistent with accounting and financial reporting guidance. Typically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … $835,000 in state aid to they should receive. Rensselaer City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Rensselaer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… preliminary analysis of the new tax freeze compliance forms indicates that, in fact, the number of districts who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsContinuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… depriving families of loved ones and damaging communities in countless ways. In October 2017, the U.S. Department of … more than 70,000 individuals nationally and nearly 4,000 New Yorkers lost their lives to a drug overdose. Since that … al, op cit. 22 CDC, “Social Determinants of Health: Know What Affects Health,” available at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkTown of Lancaster – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2024M-32)
… and continued to pay the firm even though the contract terms were not fulfilled because they did not monitor the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-lancaster-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2024m-32DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… The State Department of Health (DOH) has failed to hold … DiNapoli. “Lisa’s Law was created to make health care in New York safer and give patients the knowledge they need to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… for audit of the claim. Herkimer County – Court and Trust Funds While the treasurer filed an annual report with the … depository did not pay any interest on the court and trust funds or provide the treasurer and the Comptroller’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Gingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… and Elsie Mosesman pleaded guilty today to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing more than $770,000 in public funds meant for special needs pre-schoolers at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsXVI.3.F Public Benefit Corporations – XVI. Financial Reporting
… for issuing bonds and disbursing the proceeds to pay for the State portion of local highway and bridge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3f-public-benefit-corporationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… bargaining units (BU 06, 18, 46, 66) was established. Per Civil Service Attendance and Leave Manual, Policy Bulletin 94-02, … program, accruals are used followed by sick leave at half pay. When the half pay eligibility is exhausted, the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits (Report 2016-S-96 ). Background The … register with the Department and remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the Department on a quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-deposits-followDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and … (315) and Rochester (303) metropolitan areas. “In the midst of the stresses caused by the pandemic, many New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… ends meet. Even as jobs have returned, rising costs during a high inflationary period have also placed pressure on … been defined generally as when an individual or household does not have the financial resources to meet basic needs … had the 13 th highest poverty rate among states in 2021. How Is Poverty Measured? The data in this report primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased outcomes in several programs that can directly … the AI being used by the city is not at risk of bias or inaccuracies.” The city’s Office of Technology and … ACS removed certain types of racial and ethnicity data from its Severe Harm Predictive Model, which is designed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programs