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State Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… Authority (SLA) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to better communicate and crack down on bars and clubs … auditors found limited communication between the SLA and NYPD to address the grievances," DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nycDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… from taxpayers, including bonuses that were never paid to staff, liquor store purchases and holiday parties, … findings to the State Education Department for recovery of this money.” Gingerbread is a not-for-profit organization … focused on fiscal year 2012-13 but when a pattern of inappropriate expenses was uncovered, it was expanded to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… New York state paid more than $100 million in duplicate payments … by their members. Patients Incorrectly Getting Two ID Numbers Each individual who applies for benefits under … duplicates; Evaluate the feasibility of building a central tracking database of potential multiple CIN cases that shows …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health has taken sufficient steps to safeguard Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids … asked at least once during treatment to sign a consent form to coordinate care with the recipient’s opioid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting ( 2014-S-55 ). Background The Department of … fiscal year 2014-15 due to a flaw in the Department’s rate-setting methodology. The Department incorrectly factored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage (one staff … Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion Women Syracuse Onondaga 27 City Mission Adult Buffalo Erie 25 Orange County DSS Adult Newburgh Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … of student loan borrowers who were 90 or more days late in payment, the only area within the state where such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeDiNapoli: State Health Department Missed $119 Million in Rebates from Drug Companies
… DiNapoli made 12 recommendations to DOH to collect the unclaimed rebates and improve its processes to maximize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-health-department-missed-119-million-rebates-drug-companiesDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… the State Education Department (SED) for $2.6 million in expenses that were not allowed. “The State Education … required. The audit initially examined the $16.4 million in reimbursable costs the school reported to SED for the … years. The audit recommended SED disallow $2,585,454 in expenses the school reported to the state for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… New York City projects a surplus of $439 million in the 2017 … to grow as the year progresses even though job growth and tax collections are slowing, according to a report released … and the securities industry is an important part of the local economy. An estimated $20 billion in federal funds flow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsDiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… through the number of jobs they provide and the wages they pay. Given the ongoing challenges facing many nonprofits in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and whether security … expenses to ensure they are appropriate and in compliance with contract requirements. DHS relies on various internal … provided by DHS. During this audit, DHS officials advised us that they were in the midst of a large-scale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Investment in Rochester Company Returns $6.7 Million to State Pension Fund
… 21 percent internal rate of return for the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-investment-rochester-company-returns-67-million-state-pension-fundChanges in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… Projected budget gaps for New York City in the coming years appear manageable, but … $337 million in FY 2018 despite a sharp decline during the first four months of the fiscal year. Budget experts have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetDiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges
… The Bronx is setting records for population, business and job growth, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Bronx …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challengesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today after the United State Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. … unions. But we must stand together to defend unions and working families in all parts of our country and fight … treated with the respect they deserve – on the job and in retirement." … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-caseDiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… in East Greenbush, New York and has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Beijing, London, Munich and Sydney. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: State Correction Commission Falling Short in Tracking Problems or Inspecting Prisons
… staff. The new data system it is building falls far short of helping them identify problems and needs to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-state-correction-commission-falling-short-tracking-problems-or-inspecting-prisonsDiNapoli: Contractor Sentenced in Federal Court for Defrauding State of Over $360,000
… Preet Bharara, was sentenced today to a year and one day in prison and ordered to pay a total of $721,112 in restitution and criminal forfeiture. “Joseph Junkovic took … Attorneys and prosecutors statewide to combat corruption in the misuse of public funds.” Junkovic, 49, of the Bronx, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-contractor-sentenced-federal-court-defrauding-state-over-360000NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits and Bonuses Up Sharply in 2017
… Securities industry profits rose dramatically in 2017 for the second consecutive year and the average bonus paid to industry employees in New York City jumped 17 percent to reach $184,220 … higher tax revenues," DiNapoli said. "The large increase in profitability over the past two years demonstrates that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-and-bonuses-sharply-2017