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Medicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
To determine whether the Department of Health effectively oversaw localities efforts to coordinate veterans health care benefits provided through Medicaid and
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
… requirements. The following are the most notable statutes for account code usage in the SFS: State Finance Law §8 … system which accurately and systematically accounts for: A revenues, receipts, resources and property of the state and each of its agencies; for all advances to each agency; for all appropriations and …
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 audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not timely paid, inappropriate actions … The audit covered disbursements, excluding payroll, from the period of Jan. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2020, … included in the audit. Audits City of Mount Vernon – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-163) Audit City of Mount Vernon …
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
… one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel imposed today’s sentence. "Mr. Bayard … more than $1.4 million from his client’s estate. Now, a judge has ordered him to repay the estate and spend two years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementOpinion 88-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers … things, specifying one or more convenient places where taxes will be received). However, this Office has stated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32DiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… of the community.” The Snowdrifters of Stratford receives funding from New York state and Fulton County. Daley has been … Club” by depositing them into his own personal bank account. He also wrote a $3,500 Snowdrifters’ check to cash, … maintenance logs to unlawfully obtain $40,000 in grant funding from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation …
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
… Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The defendant, Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree. “Shannon Countryman allegedly abused her position of trust to …
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)
… of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Contract … services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City (City) and for providing fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. In February 2011, DHS contracted with the Bowery Residents’ …
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
… severe decline in both ridership and fare revenues than most other large systems that operate both subways and buses … most heavily reliant on public transit. The MTA, working with the New York City Department of Transportation, has also … consistent revenue to the system that is commensurate with its operations. Understanding the reductions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaOpinion 2004-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … amount of real property taxes that may be imposed annually by counties, cities and villages. Insofar as here relevant, … city … described in this section, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, i n addition to …
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 … kidney disease whose expenses could have been covered by the federal Medicare program, according to an audit … and to determine if improvements are needed and whether money should be recovered because of errors, abuse or fraud. …
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
… of the last two fiscal years, inclusive of FY 2024. Adding funds to its reserves now, and formalizing a reserve policy , …
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.pdfChildren’s Center for Early Learning - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2011-S-21)
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.pdfDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… of Lower Manhattan over the past 15 years,” said Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotCost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… watch for red flags such as unusual destinations or items on the card. Verify that the items purchased were actually … Have a reconciliation process and timetable. Follow up on any identified discrepancies. Establish a method for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudCost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… To effectively manage your local government’s capital assets, you must develop a long-term plan. The plan … developing a structured approach for assessing and funding capital assets, you can help avoid the unexpected, such as … road or building closures or cost overruns. Benefits of Capital Planning Multiyear capital plans allow you to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districts