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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in City of Newburgh Embezzlement Case
… before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to grand larceny in the fourth degree, for having stolen … December 2016, he used his position as city comptroller to steal money collected from boat-launch fees in the city of Newburgh. Aber is scheduled to be sentence on September 14, 2017. Aber agreed prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-david-m-hoovlerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… would minimize potential disruptions of the district’s computer network. While computer policies do not guarantee the safety of an entity’s computer system, the lack of policies significantly increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-60
… the accounts of public corporations, including OTBs (NY Const, art X, §5; Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and … authority in connection with political subdivisions (NY Const, art V, §1) is different from his constitutional authority over other public corporations (NY Const, art X, §5; Patterson , supra ), we believe that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60DiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee
… to uncover the extent of his scheme. We thank U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the Securities Exchange Commission … professional approach to pursuing this wrongdoing. As U.S. Attorney Bharara states in the indictment, the CRF strictly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-statement-response-misconduct-former-pension-fund-employee2023-2024 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
… required by law this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1 2023 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023-2024-annual-report-audits-state-agencies-and-public-authoritiesAppendix B – Selected Legal References Pertaining to the Audit of Claims Function – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Law Section 64 and individual city charters Libraries – For public libraries – Education Law Section 259(1); For special district libraries refer to the enabling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-b-selected-legal-references-pertaining-audit-claims-functionDiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III
… He was an educator, dedicated to the students of SUNY Old Westbury. I will miss his friendship and pray for his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-statement-passing-reverend-dr-calvin-o-butts-iii2024-2025 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
… As required by law this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1 2023 through September 30 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024-2025-annual-report-audits-state-agencies-and-public-authoritiesMonitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Report 2010-S-21). … examined whether nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve days were appropriate, and if not, … 31, 2010, our audit determined Medicaid paid $28 million for bed reserve claims that exceeded the bed reserve day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followAspire of Western New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Aspire of Western New York (Aspire) on its Consolidated Fiscal … Education Law, providers such as Aspire are reimbursed by counties through rates set by SED. SED sets the special … Determine whether the costs reported by Aspire of Western New York on its CFR were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/aspire-western-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (2021M-152)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Highlands (Town) Board (Board) and Town officials effectively managed the financial condition of the water and sewer funds. Key Findings The Board did not effectively manage the Town’s financial condition of the water and sewer funds. The Board did not monitor and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-water-and-sewer-funds-financial-condition-2021m-152Ridge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… Determine whether the Ridge Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s fiscal duties. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s fiscal duties and could not explain why …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2021M-171)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) … Determine whether Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/01/28/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-separation-payments-2021mTown of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Canajoharie (Town) officials properly budget for and … TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. … the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied in TOV funds, creating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… and District officials: Did not monitor the natural gas rates charged by the energy supply company (ESCO) or enter … of natural gas. For nearly a decade, paid natural gas rates that were on average two times the benchmark rates. May have been able to reduce its natural gas costs by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2022M-29)
… approval. Based on dates transactions cleared the bank, 195 additional claims, totaling $469,800, were likely paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/oswego-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2022m-29Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… fund balance and invalid encumbrances are added back to surplus fund balance, surplus fund balance increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… Adopt a comprehensive written reserve fund policy. Review all reserve balances to determine whether the amounts reserved are necessary and reasonable. BOCES officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchase Cards (2022M-27)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) … Determine whether the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-purchase-cards-2022m-27