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State Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.

… under contracts C813016, C81403A, T815055, and T816040 to Tough Man Inc. (Tough Man). The objectives of our examination were to determine whether funds were used for the contracts’ … Tough Man is a not-for-profit corporation formed to sponsor community sporting events such as walks and races …

Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Association to Benefit Children (ABC) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report …

Cost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services

… The procurement process goal is to obtain goods and services that are both high in quality … and effort spent researching, soliciting and negotiating to obtain goods and services may not always result in the … purchase goods and services under existing State contracts to reduce duplicative contracting efforts and potentially …

Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … audit report, Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Report 2010-S-64). … range of health care services, including dental services, to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have …

DiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start

… comprehensive statewide plan for implementation, according to an  audit  released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … plan that includes milestones and participation goals to help ensure this worthwhile program continues on the right path. OGS leadership and the SDVOB Division are to be commended for effectively making this important …

Village Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000

… clerk-treasurer of the now-dissolved village of Altmar in Oswego County, was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state prison after pleading guilty to … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …

DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program

… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to update its Migrant Education Program and better monitor … state’s program, my auditors made several recommendations to improve the educational outcomes for these children. To its credit, SED is acting on our suggestions to ensure …

DiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers

… Thomas P. DiNapoli today launched a new online tool to monitor emergency spending related to assistance for asylum seekers by New York state and New … needs,” DiNapoli said. “My office has launched a new tool to provide transparency on this emergency spending and show …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)

… if the recommendations made in our initial audit report, Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Payments to John T. Mather … and school district employees and their dependents.  The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. …

Retroactive Service Credit Due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Enhanced Reporting

… salary. If you would like legal documents intended to grant retroactive service credit reviewed, contact OSC’s Legal Department at 518-473-5880. To adjust a member’s earnings or days worked due to litigation, settlement or arbitration award, follow the …

DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties

… programs receiving property tax exemptions of up to 80% for which they may be ineligible, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … $8.2 million. The DEC did not have a comprehensive up-to-date data collection and monitoring system for tracking …

XIII.10.C Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

If an employee was issued a check from a Business Units sole custody account the advance must be reconciled outside of SFS

XIII.10 Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of $240,000

… Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown pleaded guilty to stealing $240,000 in public funds and must now pay full … decades, the residents of Pharsalia trusted Dennis Brown to safeguard taxpayer money, but instead he treated the … Dennis Brown faces consequences for his crimes. My thanks to the New York State Police and to Cortland County DA …

DiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud

… rendered, created shell companies and falsified records to hide their crimes. Spina pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and today was sentenced to serve …

DiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor

… bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties citing its ties to two companies debarred by the state for prevailing wage violations. “This company appears to be closely affiliated with two other entities that have been in serious trouble and are forbidden to do business with the state,” DiNapoli said. “The …

XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures

… Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism." This order prohibits New … Foreign Assets Control has directed its rules particularly to banking institutions and securities/investment houses. … Units should ensure no payment of state funds are issued to those individuals or organizations identified in the …

Former Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds

… before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of funds related to a federal program, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 … Officer Contract, in which the Village of Avon agreed to provide an off-duty member of the Avon Police Department …

Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)

… of Brookhaven (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected Town …

Administration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses (2021-N-6)

To determine whether the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) has policies and procedures in place to approve, monitor, and measure project performance and whether they were followed. We also determined whether NYCIDA recaptured public benefits in accordance with the project ...