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DiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… these tax breaks and other incentives,” DiNapoli said. “My audit found the agency needs to do a much better job in … overstated the cash flow businesses had available to pay their debts. For the other two of the 17 projects … Applications presented to the board had a 0% rejection rate, which officials said was evidence of staff’s due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… Health Department must keep up with new and evolving drug rebate opportunities to ensure all rebate revenue for the Medicaid program is being collected," … efforts." In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for … allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Thanks to the work of my investigators and auditors in partnership with Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… and taxpayers. Working with the Attorney General, our joint investigation has ensured that Mr. Dunkel has been … probation, and up to 100 hours of community service. The joint investigation by State Comptroller DiNapoli and … with AAP-II for similar services through June 2014. The joint investigation was conducted by the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftState Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the arrest of Rochelle … on this case." Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. said: "Stealing from public funds … Thomas P DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A Scarpino Jr announced the arrest of Rochelle Rose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, village officials do not review audit logs to monitor users’ activities when accessing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… requirements for shootings and emergency situations in New York City’s schools need to be more strictly enforced … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found DOE was lax in requiring that safety plans were filed on time by schools … other issues. “The state Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act aims to keep school children and teachers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningComptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… in 2017, up more than 5 percent from 2016, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … between upstate and downstate regions in 2017, according to the most recent data submitted by the state’s 109 active … data so New Yorkers can examine if incentives given out to create and retain jobs in their communities are worth it.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… for the Hempstead School District, pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access … Mr. Gregg will now have to account for his crimes." “Today’s guilty plea of former Hempstead School District … for the Hempstead School District pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… at the facilities’ operations between July 1, 2011 and Nov. 21, 2013. DOH requires the Centers to follow the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward, deputy comptroller for the Division … Thomas P DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward deputy comptroller for the Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Mortgage Tax (distribution to newly incorporated village) … VILLAGES -- Incorporation (right to distribution of mortgage tax) TAX LAW, §261(3); VILLAGE LAW, §2-234(1)(c): A … newly incorporated village becomes entitled to payment of mortgage tax moneys the first day of June following the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 88-12
… on a cooperative basis either by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as … on a cooperative basis either by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as … all participants. Under such an arrangement, title to the equipment may be vested in one of the participating villages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited from holding jobs that involve … after committing serious acts of abuse or neglect. The names of two of the individuals should have been included on … of the list. Justice Center officials promptly added these names once auditors brought the omissions to their attention. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today on the shortcomings of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent … still mourning deserve. An independent report by the Olson Group, prepared under contract with New York state, was … the state Department of Health’s data, which the Olson Group should have had access to, showed that the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and processed food is growing, but it could better meet its objectives if … an excellent goal, to provide healthy, locally produced food to New York school children while supporting our local … for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their food costs on New York State sources, called the “30% NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedOpinion 89-27
Whether a noncharter county may by resolution provide that county supervisors who take office after a certain date be required to contribute a greater amount for health insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office prior to such date
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-61
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is … the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service postmarked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 92-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … Whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 91-62
… is no longer needed for village purposes may be conveyed ( cf . County Law, §215[4]). This Office has consistently … of village property to a school district public library ( cf . 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-81, p 82, concerning the … library, it does not authorize gifts of real property ( cf . 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-117, p 146). Although there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62