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DiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office. St. Lawrence County Court Judge Jerome J. Richards sentenced … resigned her clerk’s job and a second position at the St. Lawrence County Clerk’s Office. “Too often, small towns … Board inspected the books. Thanks to our partnership with St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain and St. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsSecurity Over Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… Commission regulations. HRBRRD must also abide by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and … compliance with these standards because it accepts credit card payments for access permits to use the land surrounding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/23/security-over-critical-systems-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1366
… the beginning of the pay period of the first pay check in calendar year 2015 Effective Date(s) Effective the … Administration Pay Period 20L/21C (the first pay checks in calendar year 2015): December 4, 2014, Institution Extra … payroll system, including leaves for employees who remain in pay status or receive pay while charging accruals as part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1366-new-payserv-actionreason-codes-and-procedures-reporting-workersDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Jefferson County District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills, the U.S. Housing and … to the partnership between my office, Jefferson County District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills, the State Police, and … arraigned before Judge Anthony Neddo at the Watertown City Court Centralized Arraignment Part. Pais was charged with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… to renew coverage for people with Medicaid at least once a year and to disenroll individuals who no longer qualified … 2020, enrollees in New York Medicaid – as well as in the Child Health Plus and Essential Plan public health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planAssessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (Follow-Up)
… implementation of the recommendation made in our initial report, Assessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (2010-S-70) . Background Our initial report, issued May 31, 2013, determined Department officials … in addressing the issues identified in our initial report. For example, the Department has: Improved its methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/05/assessment-and-collection-selected-fees-and-penalties-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Compliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-39 ). About the Program State … (EO 95), issued March 11, 2013, established an online Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public dissemination of … audit report Compliance with Executive Order 95 Open Data Report 2019S39 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… to be in full compliance by December 2019. As of January 2022, there were over 5,300 data items on Open Data. Open … Finger Lakes, Genesee, Long Island, New York City, Niagara, Palisades, Saratoga/Capital District, Taconic, and … chart). The last data item was published on December 31, 2021. Our initial audit report, covering the period February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/01/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… of dollars in payments that should not have been paid or for which they could not provide proper justification,” … government spending and more than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesOpinion 99-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Defense and … -- Terms and Conditions (indemnification provision in custodial bank agreement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties … superseded to the extent it may be inconsistent. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the propriety of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Pipeline Safety Oversight (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Pipeline Safety Oversight ( 2015-S - 31 ). Background New York State’s pipelines transmit, gather, … Service Commission: Pipeline Safety Oversight (2015-S-31) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/pipeline-safety-oversight-followFederal Impact: Travel and Tourism to New York – Federal Funding and New York
… Number of Overseas Travelers to the U.S. Declines In 2025, there were 34.3 million visitations by overseas … New York, there was a net decline of 2.9 percent. 8 In the North Country, state park attendance decreased by a net of … declined through September (see Figure 8). While the North Country had the highest rate of decline, 1.9 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-travel-and-tourism-new-yorkCaneadea Fire District – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2025M-118)
… on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report, which you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/30/caneadea-fire-district-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-118Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen | 中文 Highlights Brooklyn has the largest population of the five boroughs with … last decade (9.1 percent). Private sector employment in Brooklyn grew by 47.5 percent from 2010 to 2019, faster than … and bars. The pandemic and public health response led Brooklyn private sector employment to decline by 19.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm (2022-N-7)
To determine whether New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) adequately managed selected aspects of the admissions process and the student-school matching algorithm used in high school admissions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-22n7.pdfSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… NYPA is a fiscally independent public corporation that does not receive State funds or tax revenues or credits for … customers. BuildSmart NY is the program created to carry out Executive Order 88 (Executive Order or EO 88). The … upon EO 88 with a goal of 11 trillion BTUs of energy savings to be achieved by 2025 through the BuildSmart 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88Opinion 91-1
Whether a charter county may extend its contracts for public work to political subdivisions within the county so that the political subdivisions may participate in those contracts without competitive bidding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Value of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project values from 2018, while net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased by 48 percent since … $109 billion for 2019 a 33 percent or $35 billion increase in project values from 2018 while net tax exemptions totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadePublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… cost-effective solutions for its estimated $250 billion in infrastructure needs over the next 20 years, the state should … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our public infrastructure needs a lot of improvements - $250 billion in … costeffective solutions for its estimated $250 billion in infrastructure needs over the next 20 years the state should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… United HealthCare and Amerigroup, managed care organizations (MCOs) that contract with the Department of Health (DOH) to provide health services under the state’s … United HealthCare and Amerigroup managed care organizations that contract with the Department of Health to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollars