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Town of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… account for the sale and inventory of transfer station tickets and permits. Town Justices did not perform monthly … Periodically reconcile the number of transfer station tickets purchased and permits provided from the Town of Berlin to the number of tickets and permits sold and on hand. Reconcile all of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, of Penn Yan, stole cash payments made to the town … took place between January 1, 2018, and May 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She agreed to pay $26,729 in restitution as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingTown of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… if the accounting for capital projects was accurate and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental collections were adequate and operating effectively for the period January 1, 2013 … if the accounting for capital projects was accurate and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) needs to do more to properly prepare for severe weather events, … The Long Island Rail Road LIRR needs to do more to properly prepare for severe weather events …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace … Some of those investments have already begun and there is still time for recipients who have not already spent all … New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… elevated in 2021, at a rate almost twice that of people without a disability. Labor force participation for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakDiNapoli: New York's Higher Education Sector Boosts State and Local Economies, but Job Recovery Lags
… over 296,000 people, paying wages of around $26.5 billion in 2023, but the sector still has over 13,000 fewer jobs … of our economy.” Consumer spending on higher education in the state totaled $15.7 billion and spending on research … (R&D) by colleges and universities totaled $8.3 billion in 2022. New York ranks third nationally for consumer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-yorks-higher-education-sector-boosts-state-and-local-economies-job-recovery-lagsRensselaer County Capital Resource Corporation (RCCRC) – Establishment of RCCRC and Sale of Property (2021M-71)
… complied with applicable requirements and the RCCRC’s sale of property aligned with its purpose. Audit Results The … establishment met applicable requirements and its sale of property aligned with its purpose. RCCRC officials: … policies. Followed policies and procedures for the sale of property and transferred proceeds totaling $420,713 to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/07/rensselaer-county-capital-resource-corporation-rccrc-establishment-rccrc-and-saleDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… Corporation (EFC) under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and private lead water service lines … the use of public funding to address lead service line replacement as it relates to the funds announced by Governor … immediately seek multiple contractors to accelerate the replacement of lead service lines as quickly as possible. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalDiNapoli: City of Corning's Economic Development and Smart Growth Initiatives Build on Stable Fiscal Picture
… Vanderbaan . “With the labor of Local 1000, 1034 Correlle Brand and Locals 104M,135T & 180M Anchor Glass, we will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-city-cornings-economic-development-and-smart-growth-initiatives-build-stable-fiscal-pictureDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… York City’s finances have stabilized amid declining costs for asylum seekers and strong revenue, largely from growth in business and property tax collections. But potential policy changes on the federal level creates uncertainty for the coming years which require fiscal preparation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… The state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information … technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler Announce Indictment in Medicaid Fraud Case
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced … program of millions of dollars. Both were remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000,000 cash bail, … in the Fourth Degree. Manojkumar was remanded to Orange County Jail without bail. Two corporations, Unique …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-indictment-medicaid-fraudGingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… “Stealing funds designed to help special needs children is abhorrent,” State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has appropriate oversight and monitoring controls over … stations within New York City and whether the MTA has met its goal in assisting homeless clients to appropriate shelters off MTA property. The audit covers the period January 1, 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… policies and procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing policies and unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… Attorney General Letitia James, his scheme was exposed and he has now admitted his guilt. I will continue to work with … of that faith constitutes the utmost disloyalty to those he was sworn to serve. My office will continue to root out … As part of the plea agreement, Thomas admitted that he knowingly and unlawfully appropriated contributions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richard