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DiNapoli: Former Bemus Point Clerk Arrested for Theft of Over $60,000
… then cashed. Additionally, Jaeger used the village bank account to pay for herself and her family’s personal cell … allegedly treated the village funds as her personal bank account, writing checks to herself for personal expenses,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-former-bemus-point-clerk-arrested-theft-over-60000Administration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… Purpose We audited the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) administration of a contract (#113 225 01) with the Center for Urban … Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts (2013-N-2) Office of Mental Health: Sky Light Center Inc. - Supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesHempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… through March 31, 2013. Background The Hempstead Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in … to perform their responsibilities. … Hempstead Union Free School District Management of District Resources 2014M253 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mTown of Chazy – Water and Sewer District Financial Operations (2017M-42)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Town officials effectively managed the … Key Findings The Town lacked effective procedures to ensure water and sewer charges were accurately billed, … Establish comprehensive policies and procedures to provide adequate guidance for water and sewer billing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-chazy-water-and-sewer-district-financial-operations-2017m-42Town of Moira – Fiscal Oversight and Selected Financial Operations (2016M-350)
… controls over the Justice Court's financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $985,000. Key Findings The … with OSC. The Board did not have adequate procedures for auditing claims. Town officials made purchases without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-moira-fiscal-oversight-and-selected-financial-operations-2016m-350DiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… tax collector for the town of Beekman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $88,821.40, five years’ probation, … the public’s trust in government,” DiNapoli said. “My office partners with law enforcement across the state to … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine … increases in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, including a 15% increase to maximum SNAP benefit amounts from Jan. through Sept. 2021. Monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… Key Recommendations Ensure fees are charged according to Board-approved fee schedules and deposited timely. … recording and depositing. Review collection activities to ensure accountability and cash is safeguarded. Restrict users’ access to delete records in the financial system and from creating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Town of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Shelter Island (Town) officials properly administered the … disbursements were proper and supported. Specifically: Of the 37 deposits totaling $8.5 million made to the CPF bank … receipted, deposited timely and intact, and accounted for. Of the 103 disbursements totaling $6 million paid during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of East Hampton (Town) officials properly administered the … CPF purposes and properly allocated. Specifically: Of the 101 deposits totaling $127.2 million made to the CPF … receipted, deposited timely and intact, and accounted for. Of the 917 disbursements totaling $105 million paid during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… A sampling of municipalities from across New York reveals gaps in the review of fire … that contain an area of public assembly must be inspected each year, while all other buildings requiring a fire safety … needed to establish good practices for protecting people and property from the hazards of fire, explosion and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally preapproving overtime, rather than in writing, … records. BOCES officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings in our report, but indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… “Nonprofits provide critical human services on behalf of government, and the continued late payment on State contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsSt. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… Objective Determine whether the St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … was erased before assets with hard drives were disposed of. Sixty-nine out of 140 recorded IT assets could not be located. These assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Final State Budget
… is essential to ensuring transparency and accountability for New Yorkers. “My office will release an analysis in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passage-final-state-budgetNassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2016M-164)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the claims … 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. Background The Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/06/24/nassau-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2016m-164Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… Services is a public entity serving 19 component school districts. BOCES, which provides more than 1,400 … programs to its 19 component and other participating school districts, is governed by a seven-member Board of … an operating surplus. Key Recommendations Return surplus funds from the summer school program to component and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Town of Webb Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 … November 30, 2015. Background The Town of Webb Union Free School District is located in the Town of Webb in Herkimer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/town-webb-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-140Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… including 34 shared accounts, 31 service accounts, eight vendor accounts and three service accounts. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… revealed that Cohen, together with former Met Council CEO William Rapfogel and other co-conspirators, stole … that from 1992 to 2013, he conspired with co-defendant William Rapfogel and others to steal from Met Council through … Met Council's former chief financial officer. In 1993, William Rapfogel took over as the head of Met Council, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-director