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Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… in 1933, TBTA serves more than 310 million vehicles per year and carries more traffic than any other bridge or tunnel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… back her loans from the state’s retirement system. Judge Richard B. Meyer also ordered Green to pay back $19,076.06 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… The state Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a … of DOL making a decision about the complaint. DOL also does not have set time frames for investigating complaints. … requested data. … The state Department of Labor DOL does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesHolland Patent Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-326)
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) in the student information system (SIS) for the period July 1, 2015 … officials granted unnecessary permissions for changing student grades, assuming accounts and identities, and viewing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/holland-patent-central-school-district-access-student-information-systemAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… Jr. announced today that Richard A. Lobur, 55, of Akron, NY, pleaded before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of government money. The charge carries a maximum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary executive budget for fiscal year (FY) … growth is expected to slow for the fourth consecutive year as the labor market tightens. The city projects budget gaps … $1.7 billion in FY 2022. These gaps are relatively small as a share of city fund revenues, but they do not reflect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedDiNapoli: Stony Brook University Hospital Failed to Comply With Contracting and Hiring Rules
… at an annual salary of $43,000 was promoted twice in a year with a 70 percent salary increase without meeting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-stony-brook-university-hospital-failed-comply-contracting-and-hiring-rulesDiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington
… efforts should be encouraged.” In federal fiscal year 2013, the U.S. government spent nearly $3.5 trillion, … revenue, with a budget deficit of $680 billion. That same year, the latest for which detailed figures are available, … totaled nearly $2 trillion nationwide in federal fiscal year 2013. New York received an estimated $123 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washingtonOverpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations … MCO, in turn, is responsible for the provision of covered health care services. In addition to monthly capitation … payments, MCOs receive supplemental payments for the costs associated with newborn medical care. For example, MCOs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/07/overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weight-newborns-followQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit … Physician ( 2012-S-35 ) … To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… With federal legislation ending continuous Medicaid coverage in March 2023, New York state began the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… increasing the number of wheelchair accessible stalls in restrooms and ensuring there are more accessible, clearly … nature. Braille was also on all signage along the trail. In 2015, Parks developed a Transition Plan as required by the … During the audit, Parks assigned a new ADA coordinator in March 2022. Comptroller DiNapoli recommended Parks: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… after disasters strike. In 2019, NYCEM released its five-year HMP update as a website that provides information on … 30, 2021, however, the project was still ongoing over one year later. NYCEM officials reached out at the request of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… in 2025, the MTA will face growing budget gaps. That year it plans to borrow to bridge a $500 million planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandDiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… couples filing jointly can deduct up to $10,000 each year.* "Now's the time to take advantage of the improvements … meaning participants will pay $1.50 in program fees each year for every $1,000 invested in the plan. The maximum … to New York Advisor-Guided Plan account holders this year. For information about New York State's 529 College …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsDiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… harder to investigate and resolve consumer complaints in a timely manner." Valid registration of repair shops and … criminal activity or operating an auto business engaged in deceptive or fraudulent practices. But the audit revealed DMV has established little in the way of controls to restrict unregistered repair shops …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsDiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… of residency status. SUNY administrators and staff need to ensure that tuition is charged correctly for both … requirements their own way, with some simply accepting what the student listed for residence on their application. … Auditors found that some campus officials did not know the residency policy applied to graduate students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… $1.9 billion, up $4.8 million from the same time last year. “Year-over-year growth in local sales tax collections has slowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 2.5% in October compared to the … billion, up $43.5 million compared to the same time last year. “Local sales tax collections in October experienced … better estimate this source of revenue.” For October 2023, compared with October 2022: New York City’s collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-year