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Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-257
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2018 UCS Salary Increases and provide instructions for payments not … Rate for the employee’s grade on the 04/01/2017 Salary Schedule. If an employee appears on this report but is due a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-257-april-2018-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. “The conspirators in … legislative member items and contracts. Friedman, 80 years old, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2014, before the Honorable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… Office for their efforts in investigating, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Curran for prosecuting this case.” New … his deceased father, he used makeup to whiten his hair and eyebrows. In 2019, Timothy Gritman told a family …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… from a more comprehensive assessment of its capital assets and needs, according to a report released today by State … associated assets, making it more difficult to assess the benefits of such investments. Read the report , or go to: … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
Former Wallkill Fire District board chair Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court for stealing nearly $240000 from the district State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftDiNapoli Highlights Investment in Rochester Region Through State Pension Fund
… Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) In-State Private Equity Program. The Fund recently invested in Ambrell through the … River Co-Investment Fund. “The In-State Private Equity Program helps companies thrive in New York while keeping the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-highlights-investment-rochester-region-through-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury conviction of New York City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Queens) following … eleven-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Will's theft of approximately … was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… determine if the MCOs’ recoveries have an impact on the monthly managed care premium rate calculations, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… related to the terminal illness. Hospice can be provided in the home or in an inpatient setting and includes nursing and physician … care. Key Findings Auditors identified about $8 million in inappropriate Medicaid payments for services provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careDiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped
… Applicants who were next in line for coveted Mitchell-Lama apartments were skipped … three developments: Cadman Towers, a 421-unit co-op in Brooklyn; Trinity House, a 199-unit rental building on … Side; and Washington Square Southeast, a 174-unit co-op in Greenwich Village. Next in Line for an Apartment, Skipped …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skippedDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… government officials need to brace for the lowest growth in their property tax revenue in the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have … some local governments with fiscal years beginning later in 2016, including school districts, could be faced with zero …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli: New York State Fourth Nationwide in Credit Card Debt
… New York state ranked fourth nationwide in credit card debt at $58.2 billion in 2017, according to a report released today by State … DiNapoli. Although credit card debt declined significantly in the state from 2008 through 2013, the trend reversed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-new-york-state-fourth-nationwide-credit-card-debtState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… how federal tax changes will affect the state's finances in the year ahead." Tax receipts were below projections … through the first half of the fiscal year before spiking in December, largely due to estimated personal income tax … than the Division of the Budget (DOB) projections released in February. Reported receipts in the final month of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… 2003 while its responsibilities have grown, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … while funding has barely kept pace with inflation and now is projected to decline,”DiNapoli said. “Our natural … (FTEs) in SFY 2003-04 to 2,917 FTEs in SFY 2013-14. It reached a peak of 3,779 FTEs in SFY 2007-08. Staffing in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… on this case.” Fleury was in charge of collecting fine money and depositing it into the court bank account. Auditors … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… in the second degree in Nassau County District Court for sending phony prescription records for reimbursement to Medicaid and the New York State Health … state Medicaid Program provides prescription drug coverage for enrollees. To read the two audit reports, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scamCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… Purpose To determine whether school districts outside of New York City are properly and … to notify parents of the option to transfer to a safe public school. One school did not retain summary VADIR … notify parents timely of the option to transfer to a safe public school, if one is available. Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actDiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… health care costs by age groups is not readily available in New York, DiNapoli's report found that overall, such costs rose to over $380 million in 2015-16 State Fiscal Year, an increase of $64.5 million, or 20.4 percent, in the last three years. "New York must confront the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-systemDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… firms, the trade sector, which includes both retail and wholesale establishments, had the largest share, nearly 19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… The Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming and Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational … “Moving forward, BOCES officials need to be more accurate and more transparent with their budgeting.” BOCES funds are … $13 million in a trust to pay for “other post-employment benefits” despite lacking the legal authority to do so. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-funds