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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… identified in the initial report. New York Wine and Grape Foundation: Use of State Appropriations (2015-S-102) The foundation has appropriately used its state money to fund allowable activities. The foundation has also exceeded … officials immediately rectified the problem. Department of Health (DOH): Program Oversight and Monitoring of the Maximus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… "Ms. Cesternino stole fire company funds to bankroll her private cookware business," State Comptroller Thomas P. … someone would pocket the very funds that enable them to do their lifesaving work," said Attorney General … continue working to protect the funds of volunteer fire companies, so that in turn, firefighters may continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyDiNapoli: 16 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… System for the school year (SY) ending June 30, 2023, up from 14 districts in fiscal stress the prior year, but … designated in stress in 2019. Increased temporary federal aid and growth in state aid have contributed to the declining number of school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-16-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressState Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… Office and the United States Postal Inspection Service for their partnership and outstanding work on this case.” Postal … Postal Inspectors and our law enforcement partners will be there to ensure that criminals are held responsible for … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-schemeMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The audit covers the period April 1, 2008 through … are also entitled to health care benefits through the VA. While it is a veteran's choice to use a VA health care benefit or a Medicaid benefit, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… There are numerous State statutes which govern how financial transactions are recorded in the SFS, and many accounting standards that prescribe financial reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The city of Mount Vernon faced financial uncertainty and problems because it lacked critical operational controls over finances, electronic banking, purchasing goods and services and segregating … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… York Geoffrey S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementOpinion 88-32
… in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town … among other things, specifying one or more convenient places where taxes will be received). However, this Office has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32DiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… $8,000 from a nonprofit that maintains snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks. Daley, the president of the Snowdrifters … using the organization’s funds while registering the vehicles to himself. Daley used some of the stolen funds to make at least one deposit on a snowmobile for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-fulton-county-snowmobile-president-arrested-stealing-over-8000-nonprofitDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… A former chief financial officer of the St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. today was charged with stealing … Town Court. She is due back in court on March 26, 2025. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee (Follow-up)
… Program The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an administrative unit of the New York City Department … oversight of the homeless shelters. In February 2011, DHS contracted with the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC), a … $23.6 million in reimbursable expenses for the contract. DHS is responsible for monitoring its contract with BRC to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-contract-expenditures-bowery-residents-committee-followExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… July 2022 PDF Version The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is the largest transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 … In 2019, the MTA provided 3.8 billion trips across its subway, bus, and commuter railroad services. The pandemic led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaOpinion 2004-3
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3DiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… New York state's Medicaid system could have saved up to $13.6 million it spent on patients with severe kidney … whose expenses could have been covered by the federal Medicare program, according to an audit released today by … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found another $3 million in cost savings. About $1.8 million of the overpayments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… gaps are likely to be larger-than-anticipated by the city in the coming years, underlining the importance of adding to … city continues to exclude or underbudget for spending that is likely to require additional funding. Funding for public … city fund revenue between budget adoption in July and the release of the Executive Budget in April. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up) (2019-F-31)
To determine the extent of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f31.pdf2017 Annual Report on Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative
In 2017 OSC completed 23 audits of expenses submitted to SED by preschool special education providers and identified over $12.5 million in disallowances.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/seit-annual-report-2017.pdfChildren’s Unit for Treatment and Evaluation - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2018-S-47)
We conducted an audit of the expenses submitted by Children’s Unit for Treatment and Evaluation to the State Education Department for purposes of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s47.pdfChildren’s Center for Early Learning - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2011-S-21), 90-Day Response
To determine whether the expenses reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Children’s Center for Early Learning (Center) were calculated proper
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-11s21-response.pdf