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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) The board’s budgets were incomplete because the real property tax levy and a schedule of other estimated … and reliable accounting records. Rockland County – Sale of Estate Real Property The Office of Public Administrator (PA) guidelines regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development ESD New York states chief economic development agency failed to meet more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan and the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration Gail S. Ennis today … announced the arrest of a Georgia resident, Sandra Smith, for allegedly stealing over $450,000 in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal His NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… October 2017 through October 2022, Gritman stole $117,194 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Retirement System and $87,790 in Social Security benefits. “Timothy Gritman hid his … to the work of my investigative team and our partners in law enforcement, he has been brought to justice. My office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-his-nys-pension-and-social-securityControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… of compliance with Department Directives. The Department does not know how many Individuals have opted in/out of the tablet program and does not internally monitor the number of active tablets at … at both the statewide and facility levels. The Department does not verify the identity of community members who are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli Finds Medicaid Billing Errors of Nearly $1 Billion
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-finds-medicaid-billing-errors-nearly-1-billionNew York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March … to March 2021, but the population of individuals aged 50 and above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by … The states prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021 but the population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and … claims. Nearly $400,000 in premiums may have been paid for deceased individuals. “The Medicaid program provides … Medicare buy-in program, Medicaid pays Medicare premiums for individuals who meet buy-in program eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of unprecedented uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic … if their fiscal stress scores were low in the early days of the crisis.” The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, which … York City schools and the “Big Four” City School Districts of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, found two school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… largely concur with our recommendations.” The Canal Corp., a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, … and property damage. DiNapoli’s auditors found the Canal Corp. performs routine operational and reliability checks of … 6, 2014 meeting between the Thruway Authority and Canal Corp. boards, only about 55 percent of the canal system’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsDebt – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… The debt burden of a governmental entity creates fixed costs that directly … Second Highest in Outstanding Debt Nationwide At the end of SFY 2022-23, the State reported the following debt levels: $1.8 billion of constitutionally authorized, voter-approved general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/debtDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… epidemic are growing and the health, safety and prosperity of our communities are at risk.” DiNapoli’s report noted … York, in which heroin was a factor, reached a record high of 825 in 2014, the last year for which data are available … for Health Statistics. This number represents a jump of 159 deaths, or 24 percent, over 2013, and is nearly 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… adequately monitors and appropriately reimburses claims for homeless shelter providers, such as Rescue Mission … of Housing and Urban Development point-in-time count for New York State, for a specific day in January, homeless individuals numbered … adequately monitors and appropriately reimburses claims for homeless shelter providers such as Rescue Mission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracusePublic Welfare – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Record Low For SFY 2021-22, the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State decreased by … to 472,043, a level slightly higher than the record low of 468,000 in SFY 2019-20. “Public assistance” as discussed … Safety Net Assistance (SNA). FA provides up to 60 months of cash assistance to eligible needy families; SNA provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-welfareDiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… between the ages of 16 and 64 living in New York as of 2022. Many of these individuals depend on a variety of public benefits for income or to pay for health care, food or housing costs. To qualify for … are contingent on meeting certain requirements. In 2022, legislation I proposed removed a New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… risks to its system from extreme weather conditions and flooding and developed plans to mitigate their effects. We also determined whether Metro-North tested and updated the plans and inspected/maintained the equipment … risks to its system from extreme weather conditions and flooding and developed plans to mitigate their effects We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… Investors representing more than $1 trillion in combined assets, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas … workplaces that can benefit from employing the millions of talented people with disabilities who remain underrepresented in the … Investors representing more than $1 trillion in combined assets today called on companies they invest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… Adnan Saeed, owner of Sublime Medical Transportation, for stealing over $700,000 from the state’s Medicaid program. … rides in order to unlawfully receive mileage payments for each individual in the group. "Muhammad Adnan Saeed … Medicaid program provides access to essential health care for millions of people, and my office will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudDiNapoli Announces Unprecedented Support for Climate Actions During 2021 Proxy Season
… are Domino's Pizza Inc. , medical supply company McKesson Corp. , commercial real estate company Realty Income Corp. and Advance Auto Parts Inc . Among these four, McKesson … friendly hydrogen project. Chemical maker Albemarle Corp. committed to adopting GHG targets and water treatment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-announces-unprecedented-support-climate-actions-during-2021-proxy-season