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DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released today … unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the pandemic, under the previous … and left many whose loved ones contracted the virus in nursing homes with unanswered questions,” said DiNapoli. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… events, potentially putting the public at risk, according to an audit of the Department of Environmental Conservation … is crucial so the public can avoid exposure. I urge DEC to redouble efforts to make sure all municipal sewer systems are complying with … events potentially putting the public at risk according to an audit of the DEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: Four Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid Out of Over $1.6 Million
… General Frank T. Walsh, Jr. today announced the arrests of four defendants for allegedly using three Medicaid … companies to systematically defraud the program out of more than $1.6 million. Those arrested were Jawad … Medicaid transportation companies, A1 Rides Inc., NY Jet Transport Inc. and Ride to Recovery Corp., were allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-four-arrested-allegedly-defrauding-medicaid-out-over-16-millionOpinion 2001-15
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (authority to dissolve a lighting district); (authority of corporation to sign … PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" … LAW §191; TOWN LAW §202-c(1): A petition to dissolve a lighting district pursuant to Town Law §202-c(1) is proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 91-32
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (application to public benefit corporation) EMINENT DOMAIN -- Compensable … PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (expenditures to compensate property owners for decrease in market value) … (1) The prohibition against gifts and loans does not apply to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency [OCRRA], a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments totaling more … from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate … how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Do Not Call Registry was created to help consumers avoid unwanted, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredState Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… The state’s Medicaid program paid more than $60,000 for … (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … terrible crimes to get these drugs should never be lost in the bureaucratic administration of this program,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOpinion 91-11
… cause, to an indefinite term, subject to removal at the pleasure of the county legislature, was void in the absence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2006-3
… franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the part-town general … company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the town-wide or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-56
… to make incentive payments to employees who report health care services billed but not provided) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 97 - 12
… be prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to … or employee from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using … be prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
Whether a fire district may enter into a leasepurchase agreement and if so whether the project would be subject to competitive bidding requirements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the … The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the State Comptrollers Contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresXIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Policy References Reconciling travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses is an integral part … event, including expenses that are on the State travel card and an employee’s out-of-pocket expenses. An employee … by creating an expense report, associating the travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses to the expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… faced the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the economy continued to be felt and was heightened by … funding for New York State. The State Relies Heavily on a Small Segment of Taxpayers New York State’s budget relies heavily on its Personal Income Tax (PIT), which produces almost 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… establish a database of reported allegations and a Staff Exclusion List, and ensure that all allegations are investigated fully … The Center is also required to maintain a Staff Exclusion List (SEL), which is a register of persons about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS): Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses (2020-N-10) SBS’ Employee Retention Grant (ERG) Program was intended to … boroughs retain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. SBS awarded 3,411 in grants totaling nearly $25 million, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and 95 One-Stop Career Centers, offers WFD programs and services to address … of stakeholders, has been inactive for five years, last meeting in January 2017. A roster provided by DOL in … availability, and the number of potential users per career center as potential barriers to accessing WFD programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Heights LLC in the Bronx, Victory Plaza in Manhattan, and Woodlawn Senior Living in the Bronx—and one development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits