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DiNapoli Announces More Climate Actions; NYS Pension Fund Launches Evaluation of Shale Oil and Gas Companies
… Fund (Fund) is evaluating 42 publicly traded shale oil and gas companies to determine if they are prepared for … could pay a heavy financial cost,” DiNapoli said. “Shale oil and gas companies face significant economic, … zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 . Review of Shale Oil and Gas Companies Shale oil and gas companies under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-more-climate-actions-nys-pension-fund-launches-evaluation-shale-oil-and-gasImproper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… State's Medicaid program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically … to Medicaid recipients in the home. EPS is based on 60-day episodes of care. CHHAs can be paid for a full episode … were transferred into Managed Long Term Care during a 60-day episode of care. The CHHAs should not have received full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followReview of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial report, Review of … We determined that the Department implemented each of the five recommendations from our initial report. Key … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial report Review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/review-real-property-holdings-disposal-followOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (Follow-Up)
… operator must blow into the device before the vehicle can be started. The IID will notify Probation and prohibit … blood alcohol concentration exceeds a preset level. For the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the … We found that only a small percentage of the IIDs were installed in the cars of persons cited for alcohol-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicated-followOversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.'s Family Support Services Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of the implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.’s Family Support Services Contracts (Report … To determine the extent of the implementation of the three recommendations included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-young-adult-institute-incs-family-support-services-contracts-followVI.3.C Budget Transfers Between Business Units (Interunit Budget Transfers) – VI. Budgets
… Suballocations must be specifically authorized in State statue, either within the budget bill language, or in another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3c-budget-transfers-between-business-units-interunit-budget-transfersDiNapoli and DA Cacace: Group Home Employees Charged with Stealing Over $47,000 from Residents with Disabilities
… have been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to make personal purchases using the banking information of group home residents with disabilities. Nadajah Jackson, … accountable for their cruel actions.” DA Cacace said: “I am outraged that two individuals entrusted with caring for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-and-da-cacace-group-home-employees-charged-stealing-over-47000-residents-disabilitiesUnder Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents Causes Medicaid Overpayments (Follow-Up)
… 28, 2011, examined whether Medicaid payments to nursing homes were properly reduced by Medicaid recipients' net … and other sources to offset the cost of their nursing home care. This is referred to as net available monthly income … properly applying NAMI toward the cost of nursing home care. Key Finding Department of Health officials made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/16/under-reporting-net-available-monthly-income-nursing-home-residents-causes-medicaidPollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Pollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle s (Report … 2008-S-65). Background The initial audit report, issued on March 22, 2010, examined whether DEC adequately fulfilled … may have made the State's testing process questionable on engines manufactured after 1996. Key Finding DEC officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/pollution-testing-exhaust-emissions-heavy-duty-diesel-vehicles-followDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… payments and then falsified records to cover for her daughter. Hoffman pled to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards ( 2016-S-31 ). Background Our … Transportation Authority (Authority) complied with payment card industry security standards. The audit covered … York Regional Transportation Authority: Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards ( 2016-S-31 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… to divert $46,000 from the city by pocketing the cash from scrap metals acquired as part of their jobs with the city. … "These defendants conspired with their supervisor to steal scrap metal from the city taxpayers and line their pockets. … documents filed in court, surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing in items discarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… District (District) officials adequately managed network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, … officials did not adequately manage the District’s network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or … officials should have: Disabled 67 unneeded network user accounts. These unnecessary accounts had last log-on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… former Director appears to have been affiliated, resulting in a potential conflict of interest. The Assistant was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overRFP#0001 – Online Financial Literacy Program
… information as it becomes available, is available for download through the following links: Request for Proposal (Amended 4/11/25), in PDF Forms Only (Amended 4/11/25), in MS Word format Amendment … in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp-0001DiNapoli, Stringer Lead Investors Calling on Olympic Sponsors to End Their Silence, Defend Russian LGBT Rights
… recently enacted laws restricting the rights of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-stringer-lead-investors-calling-olympic-sponsors-end-their-silence-defend-russian-lgbtDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were referred for enforcement action in 2016 and 2017 combined, according … of State's Division of Consumer Protection is responsible for enforcing the 2001 law. Initially, New York consumers … the division referred only two cases to legal counsel for further enforcement, versus 29 in 2015 and 2014 combined. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents, according to an audit … drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… Tax collections totaling $19.8 billion fell short of projections for New York state in the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year (SFY), a decline of $797.6 … million, or 3.9 percent, from the same period last year and $454.1 million below projections, according to the June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipOpinion 89-8
… to establishment by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for … to establishment by a school district in Adirondack Park) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-d; Education Law, §3651: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8