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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the departments examined had an effective system for reporting and recording time and attendance. Some county … the court is not properly reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Town of Norwich … Condition (Tioga County) Officials have relied heavily on appropriated fund balance to cover the shortfall between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… "Mr. Alvarez allegedly dodged campaign finance laws to illegally obtain matching funds," said State Comptroller … Daniel Cort and Deputy Bureau Chief Stacy Aronowitz. The Criminal Justice Division is led by Executive Deputy Attorney … innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateFar Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the executive director of the Island Child Development Center, once one of the … Queens District Attorney Richard A Brown and State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) , Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District , Wantagh Union Free School … software more effectively and efficiently. Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Financial Condition … to verify that funds were deposited into a district bank account. Whitney Point Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in Albany County Court. Schusteritsch’s conviction comes after a … arrested in his home state of Florida and transported to Albany County, where he was arraigned on an indictment … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. For access to state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services and homeless shelter providers to make sure those entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and transition to permanent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… steal over $1 million from the Medicaid program by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating … partners, especially Paul White of Viapath Technologies, for their tireless dedication to a comprehensive and thorough … of this criminal behavior and associated kickbacks for fraudulent charges has an impact beyond theft,” Oneonta …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover very slow, some … six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, collecting over $200,000 … in fees from 1,002 applicants. They awarded just 23 apartments. Another 29 people on the waiting lists asked to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply … state and local law to Board of Water Supply purposes. The scheme continued into the fall of 2018 with payments from the … firm later retained for Thomas’s defense. To further the scheme, Porcari submitted memorandums to the Board of Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
Comptroller DiNapoli announced the sentencing of Thomas Capuano the former Commissioner of the Dept of Public Works of the city of Rensselaer for teaming with two employees to divert $46000 from the city by pocketing the cash from scrap metals acquired as part of their jobs with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… the City's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and … of Island Child Development Center has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… MLTC program provides long-term care services, such as home health care and nursing home care, to chronically ill or disabled patients. To be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal stress designation, the same as a year ago, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. These designations … A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: NY Pension Fund Reaches Climate Agreements With Five Portfolio Companies
… DiNapoli announced today, along with releasing the fourth annual Climate Action Plan Progress Report . “As trustee of the Fund, one of my top priorities is … disclose climate transition action plans. The utility WEC Energy Group Inc. agreed to publicly disclose a feasibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-ny-pension-fund-reaches-climate-agreements-five-portfolio-companiesDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections
… did not collect an estimated $95.1 million in rebates from drug makers, according to an audit released today by State … owed to New York.” In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures … been able to recover a portion of Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-doh-needs-improve-drug-rebate-collectionsDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… Problems with capital planning remain for the New York Racing Association (NYRA) years after a … seeing to its most pressing capital needs.” NYRA is a not-for-profit corporation that operates New York State’s three … in the racetrack properties to New York State in return for a financial assistance package. As part of this package, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraXI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… by government entities, anti-trust investigations, ethical violations, tax delinquencies, debarment or suspension by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityInflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area
… prices grew by 8.5 percent nationally and 6.1 percent in the New York City Metropolitan Area (NYC metro area) in March 2022 compared to the same month a year ago. 1 For … prices grew by 85 percent nationally and 61 percent in the New York City Metropolitan Area NYC metro area in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/inflation-new-york-city-metropolitan-areaPermanent COLA
… from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli In July 2000, the Retirement System was at the forefront of a successful effort … living index, that permanently increases your retirement benefit. It is designed to address inflation as it occurs. … to contact our Call Center. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller What is COLA? A COLA payment is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in a timely manner. Of the 105 vehicle and traffic tickets issued during the audit period, the former justice did not adjudicate 82 tickets, either because he did not hold court on a regular … Since the appointed (interim) justice took over, 48 tickets have been adjudicated and closed, including 32 of the …
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