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Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s title insurance industry (Industry). The audit scope covers … for regulating all insurance in New York State, including title insurance. Title insurance protects the property owner and mortgage lender against future claims for any unknown defects in the title to the property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… aid for community colleges. Single-use plastic carry-out bags will be banned, with certain exceptions, for most retail … counties are authorized to adopt a 5-cent charge for paper bags used by such stores, with any resulting funds going to … the charge to pay for programs encouraging use of reusable bags. The budget eliminates $59 million from the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetBus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… their location and bus departure time. This data is used by Transit and MTA Bus for multiple purposes and is a factor … only. The MDBSI measures the average distance traveled by a bus before an interruption in service occurs. MTA Bus … for these groups is created based on assumptions made by Transit’s Division of Operations Planning. The computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… conspiracy began in 1992, when Cohen devised a scheme with Joseph Ross of Century Coverage Corporation in which the … working with co-defendants David Cohen, Herb Friedman and Joseph Ross and with others, he stole from Met Council. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information Technology (IT) Transformation to … especially in an era of recurring turnover among top-level ITS executives. ITS is still working toward completion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Development (2017-N-5) Auditors examined $6.1 million in contract payments to 11 vendors and $4.6 million in … data analysis testing of monthly transactions, focusing on repeated violations at the same potentially prohibited … for crime victim compensation claims, forensic rape examinations (FRE) and victim assistance program (VAP) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 93-5
… TOWNS -- Budget (effect of late publication of notice of hearing) TOWN LAW, §108; COUNTY LAW, §227: Where a town … date specified in Town Law, §109, the fact that the public hearing on the preliminary budget is held, on proper notice, … before the date specified in Town Law, §109, the public hearing on the preliminary budget was held, pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 97-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … and penalties on taxes levied prior to the dates specified in those sections. You ask whether, pursuant to section 1182 … You state that the tax liens are owned by the village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-17
… (applicability of county financial disclosure requirements to city and county public library) COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements for city and … public library) LIBRARIES -- Public Library (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements) MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17DiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between … their retirement savings and other finances, and using the money to fund business ventures and pay for his own personal … am grateful to my prosecutors for ensuring that Eckstein pays for his crimes with significant prison time, and to my …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today announced the … an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… into the future and could leave less money to pay for services, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas … federal aid to balance its budgets through 2025. By 2026, the MTA faces a budget gap of over $2 billion and … budget over time. By contrast, New York City imposes a threshold of 15% on its debt burden. Lockbox funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli Analysis Finds Worrisome, Uneven Economic Recovery Among NYC's Labor Force
… to an increase of only 4.7 points in the nation. While men have historically participated at a higher rate in the … the city experienced a steeper drop, roughly 6 points for men and 2 points for women. Female workers with children in … Asian males). Between 2019 and 2021, Hispanic and Asian men had a much larger rise in unemployment than their female …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-analysis-finds-worrisome-uneven-economic-recovery-among-nycs-labor-forceDiNapoli: SED Oversight of Career Training Programs Falling Short
Career and Technical Education CTE programs that are supposed to prepare high school students for future employment are often failing to ready students for jobs that are in demand fastgrowing or pay higher wages according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-sed-oversight-career-training-programs-falling-shortDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… Recent unemployment claims suggest that most of New York City’s job gains over the past decade have been lost due … in 2020, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax collections are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… oversight cost charges, leaving the commission unprepared to address disputes that may arise. Office of General … Under the Public Authorities Law, the MTA is required to issue an annual report on its mission statement, … One of the goals the MTA cites in its annual report is to provide on-time and reliable service to customers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… than $10.5 billion in new state debt and allows billions of dollars in lump sum spending with minimal disclosure, … that will help New York move forward. However, billions of dollars in spending lacks key details that would better … receipts. The General Fund balance at the end of SFY 2016-17 was $7.7 billion, approximately $1.7 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… New York state’s affordable housing agency, Homes and … inspections to HCR, remedying issues within certain time frames, and providing documentation of such to HCR. While HCR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… oversees a WARN Unit and 10 Regional Rapid Response Teams (Regional Teams) located throughout the State. The WARN Unit receives … and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. In combination, these weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act