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DiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
… pandemic has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with punishing, still-evolving impacts on public … bigger picture. Tax revenues will be substantially lower in the near term because of the pandemic, and likely well … filings. While the state received almost $3.8 billion in Coronavirus Relief Fund resources earlier this month, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-financesImproper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up) (2023-F-12)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Report 2020-S-61).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f12.pdfDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report today that explains how employee ownership models, which give workers a stake in the companies that employ them, not only help stabilize companies’ bottom … State Comptroller DiNapoli released a report that explains how employee ownership models which give …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
… was slightly stronger than the 1.6% increase seen in the first quarter, still lagging growth rates realized after the first quarter in 2021. However, it was not unusual to see … 2024 Local Sales Taxes Data Regional Table Related Report First Quarter 2024 Local Sales Taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… Former Riverside clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson will do jail time and pay $50,000 in restitution … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. “Ms. Johnson used village funds to finance her entertainment and … with my office to bring this individual to justice.” Johnson, 37, pleaded guilty in Steuben County Court to grand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftDiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… of inmates age 50 and over rose 46 percent from 2007 to 2016, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … DiNapoli's report found that overall, such costs rose to over $380 million in 2015-16 State Fiscal Year, an … of inmates age 50 and over rose 46 percent from 2007 to 2016 according to a report issued today by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-systemDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter
… 2023-24, $450.8 million higher than estimates released in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Enacted Budget … billion lower than last year through the quarter ending in June 2022, according to the monthly State Cash Report … eased and hiring has held up, consumer spending has slowed in recent months and some tax collections are showing signs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceeded-updated-projections-first-quarterDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County … after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… April ($320 billion) and December ($284 billion). Phase One of PPP Left Out Hardest Hit Small and Minority Businesses DiNapoli’s report noted that during Phase One, the program’s requirements prevented or … neighborhoods where more loans were granted. In the first phase of PPP loan disbursements, which began in April 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footingDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… has existed in my district for many years and was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said … I have seen firsthand how food insecurity devastated not only my community but upstate communities as well. In … families put food on the table. It is important to not only ensure the well-being of our neighbor from a faith …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… corruption cases since 2011, including a sitting state senator, a current member of the New York City Council, and … filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us ; or mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … Investigations Unit, 110 State Street, 14th floor, Albany, NY 12236 or the Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-996-4630. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… country. These companies provided more than 4.1 million jobs in the state in 2016, just over half of all private … for almost half of all small businesses in New York – trade, professional services and leisure activities. With almost 87,000 firms, the trade sector, which includes both retail and wholesale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageDiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has never put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license plates and a license application check-off box to support New York’s organ donation campaign, according to … The state Department of Health DOH has never put to use any of the money generated through distinctive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… of the money in January 2017 but received a payment of only $26,699. At that time, Eckstein claimed that Conmac …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… said. “At a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The … Entertainment, SoFi Technologies, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group, and Zoom Video Communications , ask the … behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR) – which applies to a large portion of owner-occupied … outside of New York City – represents the majority share. STAR accounted for 2.4 million partial exemptions in 2016, … of all exempted value. However, unlike other exemptions, STAR creates no direct additional burden on other local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionDiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015
… State agencies spent more than $337 million on overtime in the first six months of 2015, a jump of $21 million over the same period in 2014, New York State … announced today. State employees worked more than 8.2 million overtime hours , up 5 percent over the same period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… at least $500,000 on overtime were: Department of Labor, down nearly 72 percent; Division of Homeland Security, down 67 percent; and the Department of Financial Services, down 65 percent. Generally, state employees who are eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014DiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… Not Properly Prioritized The matching algorithm used only one address per student, which meant as many as 7,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… mile” broadband services. More troubling is that more than 1 million New York households do not have access or a … by the 2009 federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand availability and adoption of broadband. … In December 2020, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which included the $900 billion COVID-19 relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-state