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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… broke the law by stealing public funds and, in this case, filing false disclosure forms to conceal his financial … Travis Hill of the Public Integrity Bureau prosecuted the case, with assistance from Legal Support Analyst Dillon Kraus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work
… A report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the state’s employment picture has changed in significant … comprising nearly one in five jobs statewide. This sector was also the top employer in 2023 in every region of New York … information and public administration sectors. Report Where New Yorkers Work: An Analysis of Industries and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-report-highlights-where-new-yorkers-workOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… service districts to effectively reduce undistributed child support balances and initiate the process that would … order that the money be returned to the payer or deposited with the County Treasurer or, in New York City, the … undistributable. We also determined, however, that OTDA needs to increase its oversight of districts and provide more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds before … and Fredia, 28, both of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft of government funds which … of Stephanie Cowart. The money was to be used for "A Better Me," a project that was to "teach children and youth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterFiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health’s AIDS Institute (Institute) has provided effective … budgeted cost categories are allowable and actual costs do not exceed budget line item amounts. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City
… (co-op) housing to middle-income families. A total of 269 State-supervised developments with over 105,000 apartments … while also extending their affordability. As part of the State’s commitment to increase and preserve the number of … manage the development in accordance with local codes and State rules and regulations. Each development has an assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/08/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… in unbudgeted revenue. The budget included the rental of property revenues of approximately $181,000. We project the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2Child Care Stabilization Grants
… to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine whether the grants met their intended … claimed under the programs to provide assurance that funds were used for allowable expenses. OCFS did not, as a … a risk-based approach. Continue efforts to identify and recover unspent or inappropriately spent grant funds from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… in January 2017. A roster provided by DOL in September 2021 listed 40 members, but the term dates for 30 of the 40 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationDiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) set annual goals for minority- and women-owned business … Auditors also found the authority’s annual goals at times failed to include information from all of its divisions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… failure to follow weather alert procedures. “While the MTA has been funding and implementing capital projects that adapt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance
… Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC) was established on June 8, 1990 to administer HHAP and is staffed by 17 … From the inception of the program in 1983 through State Fiscal Year 2015-16, the State has appropriated $974.5 million for HHAP for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/10/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenanceDiNapoli: 529 College Savings Program Lowers Fees
… risks, charges, expenses, and other information. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-529-college-savings-program-lowers-feesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … receipts and disbursements for the department management’s review and consideration. The audit included … town’s accounting records, that the town’s general fund balance was overstated by $316,272 as of December 31, 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… Key Findings CUNY Central officials provided us a list of 23 bank accounts that they were aware of at BMCC. Seven of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/10/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accountsComptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… sensitive information. In the meantime, I have directed my audit division to expand the scope of this audit and begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Maintenance and Inspection of … Program The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation chartered by the New York State … ERU maintenance and inspection policy. For instance, train car inspections were not always done timely, and for 129 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-followImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up)
… of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Report 2020-S-66 ). About the Program DOH administers the … may transition between Medicaid and the Essential Plan. NY State of Health (NYSOH) is the State-run health plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollments-followOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (Report 2020-S-5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-inc-follow