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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County , City of Troy and the Village of Tuxedo Park . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable and the 2019 tentative … were overcharged for water and sewer late penalties in 2017 by $8,654. New Hyde Park Fire District – Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSelected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… of New York (CUNY) is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 24 institutions. More … education students are enrolled at campuses located in New York City. CUNY’s Central Office provides … of tuition and fees and financial aid refund checks in 2012. The centralized process is a component of CUNY’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountFormer President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor, New York (BMFD), pled guilty to … his tracks. Now Garcia may be facing prison time for his crime." FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures –Internal Controls Over Revenue Collection (2013M-400)
… 2013 are $155,251,604. The County Department of Weights and Measures (Department) is under the general oversight of … Committee (Committee). Key Findings The Committee and Board have not established effective internal controls … collections. As a result, there are no written policies and procedures covering revenue collections and a lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/02/columbia-county-department-weights-and-measures-internal-controls-over-revenueRockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… purchasing and financial management practices for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. Background … boards of the component districts. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $103.7 … has not adopted a written policy that addresses procedures for billing and collection. The Board and Superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Murders of Three Israeli Students
… be true peace in the Middle East until the citizens of Israel no longer have to face such threats. We must stand with Israel against the terrorists. “The unconscionable killings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-murders-three-israeli-studentsDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… 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/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsDiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… years’ probation after her guilty plea to grand larceny in the third degree in April. Rose also paid $22,000 in restitution toward the $60,288 she stole from the NYS & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of … Degree, a Class C Felony, three counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E … Karam, and Bureau Chief Dominick Zarrella. The charges are accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… In 2016, the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) reached agreements … to voluntarily disclose their political spending, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spendingVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Association’s use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… and files annual financial reports with OSC within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year. Adhere to the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… The chief of the Minetto Volunteer Fire Company in Oswego County spent nearly $6,000 in public funds on personal purchases such as guns and … they did not provide budget-to-actual results, did not list individual disbursements and did not account for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49 th in 2019 to 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… However, District officials did not develop a system to communicate when a network account was no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay … Congress also created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992. The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to … These errors, if left undetected, could have resulted in $10.7 million in uncollected rebates. In response to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… The former highway superintendent for the Town of Erin in Chemung County made personal … purchases and used gas, oil and other town supplies for his own use, totaling nearly $70,000, according to an … C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. The arrest was the result of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinTompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Officials did not: Periodically review and … historical data from IT security awareness training to assess and provide adequate training to users. Periodically update the IT asset inventory. BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-access-andUnited Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… covered the expenses reported on CPN’s 2017 and 2018 CFRs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. About the Program … who are 3 to 5 years of age. CPN is reimbursed for these services through rates set by SED. The … that CPN reports to SED on its annual CFRs. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with RCM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/united-cerebral-palsy-association-nassau-county-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualQuestar III Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology Hardware Asset Inventory (2023M-166)
… cost of $28.5 million (44,305 items) accounted for in its inventory that were either purchased for a component …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/01/questar-iii-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-hardware