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Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52)
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfExcessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans (2021-S-37)
To determine whether Medicaid overpaid Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plan premiums on behalf of dual-eligible individuals. The audit covered the period from March 2021 through March 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s37.pdfLake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lake-pleasant-2021-202.pdfInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2018-S-66) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has adequate controls over selected financial operations to provide reasonable assurance that State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s66-response1.pdfPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and managed capital reserve funds, ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/pompey-hill-district-2021-136.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
Determine whether Copiague Fire District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/copiague-district-2020-114.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11-response.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11)
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/fairview-fire-district-2025-75.pdfDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments totaling more … from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate … how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… is ongoing. AAP-II received more than $1.5 million from 2006 to 2013 in state funds for immunization grant … of the State Comptroller Investigations Unit, 110 State Street, 14th floor, Albany, NY 12236 or the Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… his scheme to conceal the theft, and used the monies to prop up a small automotive repair business that he owned in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… fraud in connection with his misuse of a school district credit card. The plea was entered before United States … capacity, Gregg was authorized to use a school district credit card for purchases for the school district. Instead, Gregg allowed a local contractor to use the credit card for his own personal purchases at Home Depot, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… State Department of Health (DOH) found that medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies were unaccounted … agency has failed to safeguard inventories of medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies at School-Based … DiNapoli said. “We found too many instances of medication and medical supplies that were missing and that has to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward, deputy comptroller for the Division of Budget and … P DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward deputy comptroller for the Division of Budget and Policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (refund of 2% cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agrees to Shareholders' Request For 'No Deforestation' Policy
… packaged products sold in grocery stores, such as shampoo, ice cream and detergent contain palm oil. Similarly, the WWF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-archer-daniels-midland-co-agrees-shareholders-request-no-deforestation-policy