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State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… which revealed that Rose kept her deceased mother's bank account open in order to collect her mother's pension … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… are following state requirements for school safety planning, including whether those plans are shared with local … in his new term. Upcoming audits will look at safety planning at several local districts across New York and … provide additional guidance and details on school safety planning requirements. The requirements outlined in the law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the City of Yonkers and an audit of parkland alienation in 11 municipalities. “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … (Steuben County) The town had a cash shortage of $38,136 in the clerk’s office: $29,322 from the tax collection … the City of Yonkers and an audit of parkland alienation in 11 municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1CUNY Bulletin No. CU-431
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Time Entry code and to explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases, lump sum payments and adjustments for "miscellaneous earnings” Affected … effective 9/9/02, 9/9/03, 9/9/04, 9/9/05, 9/9/06, 3/9/07 and 3/8/08. Lump Sum Payments may be submitted in Pay Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-431-retroactive-rate-increases-and-lump-sum-payment-supervisorOpinion 88-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their land used as part of the town's recreation program, … incurred in connection with maintaining a pond located on the board member's property and used as a part of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… State Comptroller DiNapoli announced completed audits for Clark Mills Fire District Village of Clinton Elba Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 92-11
… discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss … liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance Reserve (transfer by school district into reserve for property loss … claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (no authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 1633
… Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate), employees who claimed exempt from Federal … of Taxation and Finance requires a new form IT-2104-E (Certificate of Exemption from Withholding) to be filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1633-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2018NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that American Electric Power AEP one of the largest carbon emitters in the country has adopted new longterm targets for lowering greenhouse gas GHG emissions consistent with the Paris Agreements goals
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-one-largest-us-carbon-emitters-commits-lower-ghg-emissionsDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… are not consistently enforcing the state health code for eateries and other establishments nor explaining why … and for ensuring they adhere to the state sanitary code. DOH’s oversight is carried out at the local level … establishments to ensure compliance with the sanitary code and investigating complaints and reports of foodborne …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyDiNapoli Releases Report on Local Roads
… and upgrades in local fiscal year (FY) 2020, a decline of 7% since 2010 when adjusted for inflation, according to a … road projects on hold during the pandemic, but an influx of federal money is expected to jump start projects at the … road repair and improvements. Local governments own 85% of all roads in the state, from city, town and village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-releases-report-local-roadsDiNapoli: February Local Sales Tax Collections Down 4.2 Percent; Year Over Year Decline Narrows
… P. DiNapoli announced today. Collections totaled nearly $1.3 billion, down $55 million from February of last year. Collections are down $2.2 billion, or 12 percent, for … a toll on statewide sales tax collections during the past year. New York’s local governments continue to suffer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-february-local-sales-tax-collections-down-42-percent-year-over-year-decline-narrowsXIII.4.B Travel Advance – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… OSC Rules and Regulations allow continuous travel advances up to $400 to employees whose duties require overnight assignments away from their official station for at least 30 percent of the work year. In addition, Business Units may advance funds to an employee for a specific travel event. Process and Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4b-travel-advanceState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… including $8.9 million with Mid-Hudson Addiction Recovery Centers Inc. and $2.6 million with Mercy Medical Center. … Construction Group LLC for construction of a records storage addition at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene … Inc. for reconstruction of the recreation area at Jones Beach State Park. State University of New York at Albany $3.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown pleaded guilty yesterday after … degree, Scheme to Defraud in the 1st degree, two counts of Tampering with Public Records in the 1st degree and … Brown agreed to pay $46,646 in restitution as part of her plea agreement, of which she paid $20,000 during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-fundsCancer Service Network, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether contract payments the Department of … We found Mr. Joseph Junkovic knowingly overbilled DOH and was paid $397,325. This overbilling included: (i) $73,568 for … with the US Attorney, on August 14, 2013, Mr. Junkovic was arrested for one count of mail fraud and one count of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… impacts on state revenues may require more action. While rainy day funds were increased, building more robust reserves … in the current fiscal year. DOB added $250 million to rainy day reserves at the end of SFY 2018-19, the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… had approximately 7.3 million recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $67.4 billion. Medicaid Program: … small businesses can enroll in Medicaid and other health insurance plans. An individual’s Medicaid eligibility and … for claims that should have been billed to other health insurance coverage recipients had. Medicaid Program: Improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a report issued … Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS) as issued for state purposes, better known as “backdoor borrowing,” … authority debt includes an additional $66.7 billion issued for authority purposes and $40.9 billion issued on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… The State Department of Health (DOH) has failed to hold accountable certain health … make informed decisions,” DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health generally has improved the public’s access to … The Patient Health Information and Quality Improvement Act of 2000, known as Lisa’s Law, was named after Lisa Smart, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violations