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DiNapoli: Audit Details Double-Dipping by Buffalo City School District Technician
… District Attorney Frank A. Sedita, III and sentenced today in Erie County Court to five years probation, 100 hours of community service and $18,229 in restitution, which he paid. Rodriguez pleaded guilty in April to scheming to defraud in the first degree, a class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audit-details-double-dipping-buffalo-city-school-district-technicianII.1 New York State Financial Accounting Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… and process of the constitutional system of budgeting in New York State. These responsibilities are provided in Article VII of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii1-new-york-state-financial-accounting-overviewOpinion 89-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals … also has a responsibility to continually review the plan in light of its actual operation. A town has no similar duty … "non-delegable" duty to maintain its roads and highways in a reasonably safe condition (see Kiernan v Thompson , 73 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22XIX.1 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Projects are established in SFS to serve a multitude of business processes for State … the project to the grant. This capability was only in place for the agency business units that onboard to use … Improvement Project (“PCIP”), the use of Project Costing in SFS was primarily focused on Federal Grants, impacting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1-overviewDiNapoli Announces More Climate Actions; NYS Pension Fund Launches Evaluation of Shale Oil and Gas Companies
… DiNapoli, trustee of the third largest public pension plan in the country, announced today. The Fund also restricted … in five more coal producers, adding those companies to the list of 22 that the Fund divested from in 2020. “A low-carbon … crude oil and gas production from shale. Included on the list are major energy companies including Marathon Oil Corp., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-more-climate-actions-nys-pension-fund-launches-evaluation-shale-oil-and-gasOversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds
… Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately utilized them for their intended purpose. … Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately utilized them for their intended purpose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/oversight-smart-schools-bond-act-fundsDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… emergency situations like shootings, according to an audit of safety planning at 19 schools released today by New York … incident occurred,” DiNapoli said. “Helping our schools get strong safety plans in place will require … to re-engage the NYS Safe Schools Task Force to make sure our children and school personnel are safe. Emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,872 … million with The Conservation Fund for purchase of lands in the towns of Stephentown, Petersburgh and Berlin in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayOpinion 93-4
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … amount of accumulated tax refunds to be paid. Accordingly, it is clear that a town board may authorize the issuance of … referendum or if the bond resolution provides that it shall be submitted to referendum in the manner authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4DiNapoli: Former Savona Mayor Charged With Defrauding the Village
… Former Savona Mayor Gregge Harrian was arraigned in Steuben County Court today on felony charges of five counts of offering a false instrument for filing and five counts of misdemeanor … state after allegedly submitting dozens of unsupported, false, inaccurate or unfounded mileage and purchase claims, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-former-savona-mayor-charged-defrauding-villageImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers
… for participation in the Medicaid program. The Department of Health (Department) requires Medicaid providers to … do not meet federal and State requirements. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care professionals who did not … $34,625. The improper payments included $16,542 for excessive Medicare coinsurance and $18,083 for services not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providersDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Charged In $232,000 Medical Claims Fraud
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office. William Davis, 62, the former owner of Davis Ethical Pharmacy in Rockville Centre, was charged with … Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) from 2008 through 2011. Davis, who currently resides in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-charged-232000-medical-claims-fraudNY State Common Retirement Fund Selects New Deputy Chief Investment Officer
… of assets classes is invaluable as we continue to build on the gains we have made in recent years and look for … assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/ny-state-common-retirement-fund-selects-new-deputy-chief-investment-officerState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2023 State of the City Address
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … the city has a steeper climb towards economic recovery, as my reports on city industries have shown. The challenges … opportunity and a lack of affordable housing. Wall Street provided a boost in tax revenue in the first two years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2023-state-city-addressOpinion 90-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (procedure in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's function in connection with preparation and custody of claims) TOWN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 89-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for … lost because the commissioner was subpoenaed to testify in a case in which the fire district was the defendant, unless the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Opinion 89-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … fire insurance tax moneys "except as otherwise provided in any special law". Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2024 State of the State Address
… across the state. “The Midyear Financial Plan released in October indicated the state is facing outyear budget gaps … reserves, which now provides more fiscal stability in the wake of any economic hardship. “I look forward to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2024-state-state-addressState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… corporate and other tax refunds. $21.4 million for 24,056 property tax credits. Department of Civil Service $409.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … pumps and motors at the River Front Pumping Station in Albany County. Office of General Services – Design & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october