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Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Three Arrests in $200,000 Contract Fraud
… General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrests of three contractors for conspiring to defraud the state of over $200,000 by submitting false invoices over a two year … bills to the state in an effort to defraud the taxpayers of over $200,000,” DiNapoli said. ”My office will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-three-arrests-200000-contract-fraudOswego County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-5)
… (i.e., a security interest in property filed to ensure payment for contracted services rendered on the property). … when the whereabouts of any person entitled to payment from the estate is unknown, funds from estates are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5DiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree. “Shannon Countryman allegedly abused her … March 26, 2025. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Homeland Security Grant Program – Federal Funding and New York
… Agency, the New York State Office of Counter Terrorism in the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, … the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. Funds to New York City The City’s … budget assumes that the NYPD will receive $182 million in federal grants for security/counter-terrorism activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/homeland-security-grant-programCost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… allow you to: Document procedures to help guide management in decision making; Establish priorities and determine … fund capital assets; Identify which assets need attention in any given year; and Inform the public and solicit input on … of the new capital assets needed; The priority in which assets are to be acquired, replaced or repaired; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress. For 2015, three … Dec. 31 fiscal year end date and are not included on this list. Their scores will be released later this year. The … towns, ten villages, and the majority of cities. For a list of villages in fiscal stress, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… today announced that Alayne Bertolino pleaded guilty to stealing more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased father. “This case … pension fund — you will be caught,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Grew by 47.2% in 2022, Marking an All-Time High
… Overtime hours increased 11.1% to 22.2 million over the same period. Overtime earnings comprised 7.5% of total payroll spending in 2022, a significant increase from the 4.6% average from 2013-2021. “The workforce is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-grew-47-point-2-2022-marking-all-time-highUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on procedure codes billed on claims that indicate … United will not pay for certain procedure codes billed in combination with other procedure codes unless the provider includes a modifier code on the claim to further describe the services performed. Modifier 59 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees
… of agencies from State and Local government working together to serve and protect the public.” The former court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-charged-pocketing-court-fines-and-feesNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide customers with better information about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1843
… updated and new locked queries available for agency use in PS_Query. Background OSC provides Locked Queries in PS_Query based on agency requests to assist them with … on the PS_Query Bulletin Board. Locked queries are now in a folder named LOCKED. Locked Queries have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1843-updates-existing-and-new-locked-queries-psqueryDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageOpinion 91-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an … to incarceration service plan, should not be collected in a county not having such an approved plan. We have been … §99-m(2), as amended by Laws of 1991, chapter 166, §383, in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… Development Agencies (IDAs) reported $784 million in net tax exemptions in 2018, up 4.4 percent from 2017, according to an annual report that summarizes the performance of IDAs … build back from the shock of the pandemic, IDAs may have a critical role in helping businesses and communities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportComptroller DiNapoli & Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce $2.95 Million Settlement With Hospital Group For Improperly Delaying Repayment of Medicaid Funds
… District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Department … The settlement resolves claims under the federal False Claims Act and the New York State False Claims Act. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-us-attorney-announce-295-million-settlement-hospital-group-improperlyUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… in our audit report, UnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Report … the medical services performed. Modifier code 59 is used to indicate that a provider performed a procedure that … on the same day for the same patient. Modifier 59 is used to identify procedures or services that are not normally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followAppropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (Follow-Up)
… Number (CIN) that uniquely identifies them. NYSOH is required to conduct real-time checks among various data … multiple improper CINs to prevent potential overpayments from occurring again. Of the initial report’s 14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/07/appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-health-system-followDiNapoli: IDA Report Shows Tax Break Growth Slows
… Development Agencies (IDAs) reported $715 million in net tax exemptions in 2016, up almost 3 percent from 2015, according to a report … percent of the total net jobs gained through IDA projects in 2016, with Long Island achieving nearly 25 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-ida-report-shows-tax-break-growth-slowsDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… The state Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a consistent or timely basis, according to an audit … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Patients need care around the clock, and nurses are often required to stay and work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nurses