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DiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) could not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked documentation proving children were placed in … The state Office of Children and Family Services could not show that caseworkers contacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay full … to significant lengths to keep that money coming in. With today’s sentence, he’s finally being made to answer for his … benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the process to be followed when procuring goods and services. Auditors found county officials procured goods and … board also did not ensure that all claims were adequately supported, properly authorized and for valid purposes, and … $272,115 were not competitively bid as required. For access to state and local government spending, public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications LLC were arrested in connection with a long-running scheme to steal … Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants allegedly engaged in … Mtui and Kaiza both were held on $250,000 bail. Taylor was arrested on one count of conspiracy in the sixth degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeCost-of-Living Adjustment – State Correction Officers and Security Hospital Treatment Assistants Plan
… State Correction Officers and Security Hospital Treatment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1526/cost-living-adjustmentEthics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… Towns: Clay [pdf] , Colonie [pdf] , Greece [pdf] , Oyster Bay [pdf] , Ramapo [pdf] , Southampton [pdf] , Tonawanda … For the 20 local governments we examined: 95 percent of local governments did not ensure their Ethics Boards … and none ensured that all disclosure statements were filed on time. 50 percent did not review disclosure statements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1XIV.14.A Statewide Accounting Policy - Capital Assets and Depreciation – XIV. Special Procedures
… applied to the extent practical in our ACFR presentation for the recording of capital assets. The implementation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14a-statewide-accounting-policy-capital-assets-and-depreciationDiNapoli: Jobs in NYC Construction Industry Took Huge Hit During Pandemic, Over 14% Decline
… 25 years, with more than half the losses coming from New York City, according to a report released today by State … a devastating impact on the construction industry in New York City,” DiNapoli said. “The sector started back up last … said Carlo A. Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress. “Comptroller DiNapoli’s report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-jobs-nyc-construction-industry-took-huge-hit-during-pandemic-over-14-declineDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $194.3 Billion
… uncertainty will persist until our public health crisis is resolved. Fortunately, the state’s pension fund entered … in good times and bad. Every three years the Fund is required to undergo an independent Fiduciary and Conflict … performed by Duff & Phelps, examines the Fund to ensure it is well-governed and ethically and efficiently managed for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-1943-billionCybersecurity Web Series Week 2 – IT Contingency Planning – Oops! What now?
This session will expand on one of the key areas within a comprehensive cybersecurity program: IT Contingency Planning. We will define IT Contingency Planning as a means to avoid costly delays in getting your government or school operations back up and running as quickly as possible.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-week-2-10-12-2021.pdfOpinion 93-32
… 544 NYS2d 936; cf . Ward Telecommunications and Computer Services Inc . v State , 42 NY2d 289, 397 NYS2d 75). Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
Determine whether any Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/homer-town-2022-148.pdfTown of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
Determine whether any Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/chemung-town-2022-176.pdfVillage of Bainbridge - Conflict of Interest (2019M-72)
Determine whether the Board ensured that Village officials did not have prohibited interests in Village contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/bainbridge-2019-72.pdfConflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/conflictinterest.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (2020-S-5)
To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Palladia, Inc. to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s5.pdfDormitory Authority of the State of New York
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/dormitory-authority-state-new-york.zipRecertification of the Record of Activities (RS2419)
To affirm that your previous record of activities is still representative of your hours as an elected or appointed official, NYSLRS members use form RS2419.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs2419.pdfOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls (2018-N-6)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Transportation (Department) is monitoring and evaluating traffic flow at intersections and whether the...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18n6.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30.pdf