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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Works, for teaming with DPW Commissioner Thomas Capuano to divert $46,000 from the city by pocketing the cash from … as part of their jobs with the city. Foust pled guilty to Fourth Degree Grand Larceny and was sentenced to five years of probation. Clark pled guilty to Attempted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 92-35
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable … RECEIVER OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Powers and Duties (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §987: A notice of unpaid taxes pursuant to RPTL, §987 should not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35Opinion 94-17
… in the annual tax levy, the governing board shall cause a statement to be prepared setting forth each amount of solid … the person or corporation liable to pay such amount. Such statement shall be presented to the board empowered to levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make sure … is billed. To address instances where a TPHI should have paid instead of Medicaid, the DOH—in partnership with … responsibility of Medicare, not Medicaid, and that should have been refunded to the state. Also, auditors presented a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 142 Mbps. Greater Amsterdam School District – … fund balance totaled $2.5 million, exceeding the statutory limit by 20 percentage points. Palmyra-Macedon Central School … When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 232 Mbps, and the average ethernet cable internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli Releases Report on Pre-Pandemic Migration Trends
… out-migration of part-year taxpayers between 2015 and 2019 was approximately 28,700, or 0.3% of resident taxpayers. … the most recent year of available data, there were 10.9 million state filers, 87% of which were full-time residents … paying PIT were nonresidents in 2019, higher than 2015 when it was one in nine families. While some part-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-report-pre-pandemic-migration-trendsDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… OIG), Eastern Region, announced today that Syracuse City School District teachers Jason Cecile and Nichole Murray must … that they submitted false timecards in connection with the school district’s Twilight Program. "These individuals … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Syracuse City School District teachers Jason Cecile and Nichole Murray must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… state and federal aid, the School Tax Relief program (STAR), and local property tax revenue. Property taxes made up … aid, declining from 3.4 percent to 2.9 percent and the STAR program dropping from 7.5 to 5.8 percent. The percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… in improper and questionable bonuses to physicians over a three-year period, according to an audit released today by … 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2015, ECMCC reported 4,720 employees on its payroll, including 209 management confidential (MC) … paid 80 employees a total of $503,022 in bonuses. DiNapoli’s auditors found ECMCC did not properly administer and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… of the state Department of Health’s (DOH) oversight of the Medicaid program. The audits identified approximately $790 … for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher Medicaid spending,” DiNapoli said. “Over the last four years, my auditors have focused on the Medicaid program, uncovering billions of dollars in waste, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… levels and welcome a record 68 million visitors by 2025. “The number of tourists is nearly back to pre-pandemic … $53.8 billion in economic impact in 2022 accounted for 4.5% of the city’s gross product that year. Domestic travelers, … down with over 39 million overnight visitors projected in 2025, compared to Las Vegas and Los Angeles at just over 29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… income of $3,526.70 for his pension and $2,138.60 from Social Security. The subjects persuaded the victim to agree … in the second degree. Diacetis appeared before Judge Paul Peter in Schodack Town Court on May 13. Zielinski … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli: Audit Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board
… a thorough analysis of needed renovations, including a roof replacement. It also lacked a business plan for securing … the building is currently unrentable because of its bad roof and damage from vandalism. The authority is paying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-boardDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority an opportunity to ease the pressure that growing debt places on its … operations and stabilize its future finances, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … down the road will depend in part on how the MTA chooses to manage debt in the coming years. “The MTA received the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… maintain an accurate and complete inventory of non-revenue service vehicles, and to determine whether the non-revenue service vehicles receive scheduled preventive maintenance, … October 6, 2020, Transit and MTA Bus had 1,950 non-revenue service vehicles (1,792 Transit and 158 MTA Bus) in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school and local government audits have been issued. Town of Addison … review was limited to interviews with town personnel and inspection of certain documents related to the issues … implemented, two recommendations were not implemented, and one recommendation was no longer applicable. Erie 1 BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 to 40th in FFY 2020 among states, according to a report released by New York … paid in total taxes to the federal government in FFY 2020. Overall, the state received 6.4% of total federal … that all states had a positive balance of payments for FFY 2020 due to the unprecedented influx of federal relief aid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and … Supports (OASAS) properly monitored residential services to ensure conditions are safe and secure for patients. The … To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the launch of his new online tool to monitor spending of federal recovery aid and COVID-19 relief programs in the … DiNapoli said. “New York has received an historic level of federal funding to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. This has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… change and capitalizing on the opportunities arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy, State … change and capitalizing on the opportunities arising from the transition to a lowcarbon economy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-index