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DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother

… A Rochester woman, Elona Roberts, was arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121,000 in state pension … Attorney Doorley and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for their partnership in ensuring our state pension fund and … I want to thank the New York State Comptroller’s Office for leading this investigation and identifying this egregious …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmother

DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure

… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed violations and squalid living conditions to … 850 Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failure

Maximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities

… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has … service providers are taking full advantage of the New York Employment Service System (NYESS) and the Ticket to … Work (TTW) program to promote and place individuals with a disability in competitive employment. The audit covered the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.2

… processing instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA … Agencies must use overtime factor .00120 in calculations when submitting payments using Earnings Code OTO – OT …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19492-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.3

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19493-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.5

… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin No. 1949.4 . Purpose The purpose of this … program. The overtime factor used by the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for affected employees at these … for overtime payments that cannot be calculated by the NYS Payroll System. Additionally, agencies should continue using …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19495-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.4

… No. 1949.5 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … Employees Federation (PEF) allow specific OCFS facilities to establish a temporary overtime rate of 2.5 times the … in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall apply to all overtime earned during shifts that begin after 12:00 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19494-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… is the agency’s enforcement unit and conducts construction site inspections to ensure permittees comply with the laws, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

DiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments

… premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay providers for services required by their members. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-payments

DiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average

… than 4.1 million jobs in the state in 2016, just over half of all private sector jobs in New York. Small businesses … more than $212 billion in payroll, nearly 40 percent of the total private sector payroll in the state. “Small … have a substantial financial impact in every region of the state and helped fuel New York’s recent job gains and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-average

Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens … of Woodmere – were indicted on the alleged thefts in 2014. All were accused of illegally diverting millions of dollars … as required by the state. Hiller, Kurman and Hoffman all previously pleaded guilty to first-degree grand larceny …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needs

DiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses

… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional … director. DiNapoli’s audit also disallowed excessive 401k contributions given to the executive director and the … fiscal years that ended June 30, 2014. DiNapoli’s audit found that Aim High claimed $616,906 in costs that were not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expenses

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1818

… delay in paycheck distribution and release of direct deposit funds if the Legislature has not passed, and the … 2020-21 State budget or a budget extender bill to provide for the continuing operation of State government by close of business on Monday, March 30, 2020. Affected Employees Executive Branch* …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1818-possible-delay-direct-deposit-funds-and-paycheck-distribution-april-1

State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis

… that All Funds spending will total $220.5 billion in SFY 2022-23. The Budget was adopted following two years of extraordinary volatility in State finances that began with … all current economic development tax incentives—there are many provisions that weaken essential protections, leaving …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysis

DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

… G. Groenwegen to the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. Groenwegen previously served as counsel to the … York meet those challenges and enhance the public’s faith in government.” Groenwegen has extensive experience in state government. Prior to joining the State Comptroller’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-government

Opinion 92-52

… utility companies, individuals, firms or corporations. We do not believe that this is what the Legislature intended. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Growth Accelerates in 3rd Quarter

… of 6.3 percent over the same period last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … rise in consumer spending and wages.” Overall, year-to-date collections since January totaled $13.5 billion, an … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-growth-accelerates-3rd-quarter

Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45)

To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45.pdf