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DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
New York States Medicaid system made as much as $121 million in inappropriate payments during 2015 including $23 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage according to an audit released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: South Carolina Woman Arrested for Stealing $147,455 in Pension Payments
… the country to protect the pension system from those who seek to defraud it. My thanks to Solicitor Barnette and … her mother’s account, allegedly used her deceased mother’s bank card to withdraw $147,455 from her mother’s bank … public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-south-carolina-woman-arrested-stealing-147455-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
Women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023 according to a report on the gender pay gap released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… trauma,” DiNapoli said. “Programs exist to assist with shelter, medical and mental health care and legal … services offices and service providers by OTDA, along with better data collection, can help eliminate barriers to … fraud or coercion to make someone engage in commercial sex or other forms of forced labor. OTDA’s Response to Human …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… at home listing all your records, certificates, names and phone numbers of helpful contacts and other important … New York State employee), deferred compensation, the name, number and address of the Retirement System, and documents … until a probate judge orders the box to be opened under court supervision. However, a joint lessee of the box, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Events in Charlottesville, Va.
… events in Charlottesville. "The chaos and tragic loss of life in Charlottesville are a warning and a wake-up call. … The chaos and tragic loss of life in Charlottesville are a warning and a wakeup call …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-events-charlottesville-vaDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with existing regulations, according to … rely on a fair and transparent system to get into the high school programs that fit their needs and to give them … Each year, more than 70,000 eighth graders apply to high school, ranking their program choices. NYCPS uses a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $22,000 in Pension Checks
… A Syracuse man who stole nearly $22,000 in pension payments sent to his … continue our work to track down and bring to justice those who try to defraud the pension system which our retired … — it erodes trust in programs designed to support those who served our communities with integrity. Thanks to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-syracuse-man-sentenced-stealing-nearly-22000-pension-checksDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development (ESD), New York state's chief economic development agency, … these programs." Under various state laws and regulations, ESD is mandated to report on the outcomes of many of the … legislation that established each program. Auditors found: ESD failed to produce many of the statutorily-required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Statement on Special Education Provider Guilty Plea in Federal Court
… statement on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park, the owner of Bilingual SEIT & Preschool Inc., which stemmed from a … office. “Cheon Park blatantly enriched himself to the tune of millions of dollars and deprived children with physical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-statement-special-education-provider-guilty-plea-federal-courtDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… projects and found 14 took nearly four years to obtain a site permit, with the majority of time being spent on the … track and meet all time frames required by law during the site permitting process. Audit Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion … from 2022, largely influenced by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Growth in local sales tax collections statewide moderated in 2023, following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds … board-approved amounts and have gone unused, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … made by district officials,” DiNapoli said. “The failure to adhere to district policies and best practices, whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children , two Brooklyn preschool special education providers, claimed nearly $1.4 million in taxpayer reimbursements for ineligible costs, according to audits released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced … DiNapoli’s office examining issues impacting New Yorkers in need. His first report examined poverty trends. “Federal … it cannot, at times, access adequate food for everyone in the home due to a lack of resources, according to the U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… Statewide local sales tax collections grew by 17.5% in November compared to the … been the case the past several months, November’s sales tax collections were greatly improved over last year,” … distributions against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting quarter and adjusts payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… 0.3% 128,284 14.1% Allegany 46,091 23.4% 17,265 23.5% Bronx 1,418,207 1.8% 513,890 20.4% Broome 190,488 0.9% 79,309 … Educational Attainment, Race/Ethnicity and Borough, 2019 Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Age Under 18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… Audits of municipal water systems estimate local governments are losing millions of dollars in revenue due to water loss, inaccurate meters or improper billing, according … office of 161 local government and seven public authority water systems from January 2012 through May 2017. "Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… pandemic has widened the achievement gap that exists for students across the nation. Unprecedented federal funding … of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million students attending New York … DOE’s FY 2022 budget reached $37.7 billion and accounts for more than 38% of the city’s total expenditures. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, or $1.8 billion, compared to the previous year, according to a report issued today by … when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020