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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… V. Grady. “Senior citizens who thought they were paying for activities and events were unwittingly padding this … action to shore up internal financial controls so taxpayer funds are secure and being spent appropriately in the … the former director retired, auditors project that center funds totaling as much as $26,000 in 2011 and $19,000 in 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… revenue growth, the results can have a serious impact on their budgets now and in the future. As the 2015 fiscal … (2.1), Western New York (1.9) and the Finger Lakes (0.9). On Long Island, sales tax collections declined by 1.4 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … purchases using fuel credit cards without receipts to document these transactions or identify the purchaser. In … salaries and wages, and they received only the benefits to which they were entitled. Town of Charleston – Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… Medgar Evers College (MEC) bank accounts were authorized and used only for appropriate purposes and transactions. The audit covers MEC bank accounts for the … education for more than 269,000 degree-credit students and 247,000 adult, continuing, and professional education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accountsSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… January 15, 2016, and focused on payments to senior management employees for their performance during calendar … data through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS), which is an online data entry and collection … about $1.9 million) were paid to members of “senior management,” which WCHCC defined as titles such as Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Health: Medicaid Program: Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a … whether pharmacy claims totaling approximately $15 million for prescription drugs ordered by the doctor were all … Transportation Authority: Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (2014-F-10) An initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… by DOL. State Education Department: Programs for Little Learners (PFLL): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-87) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, auditors … identified $66,597 in ineligible costs that PFLL reported for state reimbursement, including $58,481 in personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… DOH is responsible for ensuring nursing homes are in compliance with federal and state regulations designed to … of life for the approximately 117,000 people living in nursing homes across New York state. The agency assesses … practices to the public, as required, there were gaps in its inspection procedures. For example, a list of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… 358 facilities licensed for handling radioactive materials in New York City. In addition there were 97 hospitals and 7,030 non-hospitals … current and the prior registration period, four had gaps in their registration periods and six had not been inspected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident For Stealing $275k in NYS Pension Benefits
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that Marc A. Eletz, 70, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded … Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced that Marc A Eletz 70 a resident of Boca Raton Florida pleaded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-275k-nysDiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… (Fund) received a $33.8 million return from its investment in Autotask, an IT company located near Albany, according to … pension fund, which made six times our original investment in Autotask,”said DiNapoli. “As part of the Fund’s diverse investment strategy, the In-State Program helps provide retirement security for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fundThe Association of Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs claimed by the Association for Neurologically … Brain Injured Children, Inc. were valid and consistent with contract terms and were properly allocated among the various programs funded by New York City, New York State, and other sources. The audit primarily addressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/09/association-neurologically-impaired-brain-injured-children-inc-compliance-consolidatedOpinion 90-42
… of in rem tax foreclosure lists) FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) -- Liability for (city tax districts) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Fees (exemption from filing and … rem lists) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1122; CPLR 8021; PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §52: In a county which maintains an alphabetic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-249
… To inform agencies of the processing of the 2017 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees Employees … certain fringe benefits including employer-funded group legal service benefits are considered taxable income. … OSC Actions OSC will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2017 calendar year for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-249-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsOpinion 93-11
… Indebtedness" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §109-b[6][c]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … subdivisions. It provides that: (1) the aggregate amount of unpaid periodic payments, excluding interest, to be … may enter into an installment purchase contract if the total amount of the unpaid periodic payments, excluding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Opinion 97-24
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (participation by members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated fire company … of the fire company. You state that the constitution and by-laws of the fire company provide that the auxiliary is … as an active member of a fire department or fire company by the authorities in control of the department or company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 92-51
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … development agency may not reimburse members of the agency or its executive director for the travel expenses incurred by the spouses of a member or the executive director, irrespective of whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51Opinion 97-14
… to make reasonable expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Collection and Use of Oil Spill Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is collecting all fees due the New York Environmental Protection and Spill … tests showed the Department generally collected all fees due the Fund for the facilities we tested. However, of 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/13/collection-and-use-oil-spill-fundsDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The announcement was made by … Attorney Carla Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-funds