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Town of Berkshire – Board Oversight (2023M-122)
… (Town) officials ensured non-payroll disbursements were for appropriate Town purposes. Determine whether the Town … officials did not ensure non-payroll disbursements were for appropriate Town purposes. The Board did not: Segregate … all claims, require adequate supporting documentation for 59 claims totaling $51,519 or establish procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/30/town-berkshire-board-oversight-2023m-122NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2021 Bonuses Set a New Record
… by 21% to $45 billion during the traditional December through March bonus season, up from $37.1 billion in 2020. … The securities industry continues to make up one-fifth of private sector wages in New York City, despite comprising only 5% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2021-bonuses-set-new-recordDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, … by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) will see pressure on key sources of revenue as Medicaid … reacts — could significantly alter the level of support H+H receives,” DiNapoli said. “Cuts in reimbursement rates … push more patients into its facilities. As that happens, H+H may be forced to revisit its cost-cutting plans, leading …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingTown of Union – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-40)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Union (Town) Board (Board) provide for an annual audit of the Town’s financial records, and did the Comptroller file … Did the Town of Union Town Board Board provide for an annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/06/12/town-union-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-40New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on EPA Proposal to Roll Back Emission Standards
… into the atmosphere is economically backwards, hurting drivers' wallets and jeopardizing the competitiveness of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-epa-proposal-roll-back-emission-standardsDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Charged in Theft of Fees
… Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Margaret Hart was charged today for the theft of more than … Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Margaret Hart was charged today for the theft of more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-town-clerk-charged-theft-feesDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… city anticipates $929 million in proceeds from the sale of taxi medallions during the financial plan period, but their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… are supposed to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide computer system for recording child … were conducted and if progress notes were recorded in CONNECTIONS in a timely manner. DiNapoli's auditors found ACS … as required, after the initial 90 days. Auditors found CONNECTIONS does not have a built-in feature to allow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… aid category for cities, towns and villages, is funded at $715 million, the same level since SFY 2011-12. Maintains the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… on a commercial property she owned, make improvements to that property to increase its value, purchase and ship … DOI will continue to aggressively investigate evidence that City-funded organizations are misusing public funds and ensure that anyone who abuses their position or compromises public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and … have not properly set annual participation goals for minority- and women-owned businesses and need to improve the … and public authorities to promote the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationDiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
… legislation was enacted in a renewed effort to stabilize rates, improve service and increase accountability for LIPA … above the New York state median and 78 percent above the national median in 2013. LIPA’s commercial average retail … was even further out of line, nearly 92 percent above the national median. In addition, the report shows LIPA’s debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityOpinion 91-15
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (authority of newly incorporated village to assess park land fee upon subdivision plat already so assessed by … a town has approved a subdivision plat and collected a park land fee from the developer, and the area then becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-57
… and procedure to establish service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (authority … 184: The establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is … the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 91-30
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 93-10
… authorizing certain offices to close on the day before a holiday which falls on a Saturday). General Construction Law, §24, which defines the term "public holiday", provides that "[t]he term public holiday includes ... the fourth Thursday in November, known …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 94-3
… COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … in connection with a proceeding for the improvement of a road pursuant to Town Law, §200. You ask whether the approval … with a proceeding for the improvement of a private road pursuant to Town Law, §200 when it is proposed that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… Kehoe in Monroe County Court to four felonies, including two counts of the class “C” felony charge of Grand Larceny in … Second Degree in violation of Penal Law § 155.40(1) and two counts of the class “E” felony charge of Combination in … In February, Rivera pleaded guilty before Judge Kehoe to two class “E” felony counts of Combination in Restraint of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarState Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… totaling $31,149, including a $1,148 check from DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds, and various checks from the Jewish … and people in need,” DiNapoli said. “I’m grateful for my office’s partnership with District Attorney Gonzalez and the … checks. He allegedly spent the money on purchases from Amazon and Door Dash among other personal expenses. He was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-scheme