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DiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing and exploited children … by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for fish and wildlife management. DiNapoli’s report, coming after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. On October 12, 2016, Eydeler admitted to stealing pension … his mother, Dorothy Eydeler, a retired nurse who died in October of 1998. Today, he was sentenced to a five-year term … for his mother and writing checks to himself every month for over a decade. Eydeler altered his scheme to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftState Comptroller DiNapoli Delivers Inaugural Address
… During his inaugural address today, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … During his inaugural address today New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-delivers-inaugural-addressOpinion 88-31
… 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 bail fee) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: A county treasurer is not required to refund the fee prescribed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Audit of NYC's CityFHEPS Program Reveals Weak Oversight and Rising Costs
… to rising costs and placing some vulnerable families in unsafe housing. The program, known as the City Fighting … homelessness. It’s projected to cost the city $1.2 billion in city Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, up from $176 million in 2019. “Stronger oversight of the CityFHEPS program is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-audit-nycs-cityfheps-program-reveals-weak-oversight-and-rising-costsAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three … to records and only permitted review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been … its records to Disability Rights New York (DRNY), the not-for-profit group designated by federal and state law for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… tax payments due in June should provide more insight on how current economic conditions are affecting individuals … from the prior month. The cash report focuses primarily on the General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General … and other fiscal issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportThe Child Study Center of New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the Programs. The ineligible costs included: $121,255 in employee fringe benefit costs that were incorrectly allocated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/child-study-center-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMonsey Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-62-F)
… 1 During our audit, and at the time of the audit report’s release, the AFR was known as the Annual Update Document, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/monsey-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-62-fDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the costs for lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and … 2018, New York enacted an additional state reimbursement for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their … The program increases the reimbursement schools receive for lunches from 5.9 cents to 25 cents per meal. Eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedIncorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan (Follow-up)
… audit report, Incorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan (Report 2022-S-24 ). About the Program The New York … for members and their dependents who do not qualify for Medicare, and the Empire Plan Medicare Rx drug plan (Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/incorrect-payments-cvs-caremark-medicare-rx-drug-claims-were-improperly-paid-underOpinion 90-38
… town highway superintendent is required to remove snow and ice from, and maintain the highway if, after the highway has … authorizes a town to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance from December 1 until April 1 on … and the town thereby becomes obligated to resume snow and ice removal and other maintenance from December 1 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Temporary Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… In New York, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant … and other services, but the largest portion is spent on Temporary Assistance , which is overseen by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). Benefit amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/temporary-assistanceFederal Funding and New York – Federal Funding and New York
… and how it supports services in the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-nyDiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… Food prices in the New York City metropolitan area have risen … low-income households are paying substantially more toward food than before the pandemic, according to a report released … Food prices in the New York City metropolitan area have risen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenHenrietta FD – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-27-F)
… January 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27) released in July 2021. The audit determined that the Board of Commissioners (Board) did … policies or multiyear financial and capital plans. The audit included four recommendations to help officials manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/henrietta-fd-audit-follow-2021m-27-fDiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… In his annual report assessing the proposed Executive Budget, State … concerns that underscore the importance of taking action to address the trajectory of state spending and improve the … oversight over a significant amount of state spending. Report Report on the State Fiscal Year 2025-26 Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportOpinion 88-39
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … -- Disposition (cash bail on felony complaint held by town court and forfeited while town court retains jurisdiction) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, §§180.70, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Montauk Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-117-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2024 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Montauk Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the … The purpose of our review was to assess the Montauk Fire Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/montauk-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-117-fDiNapoli: Five Fortune 500 Companies Reach Agreements on Corporate Political Spending
… 2015 Dean Foods Eastman Chemical H&R Block Marathon Oil U.S. Steel Valero Energy 2014 Comcast Corp. CF Industries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-five-fortune-500-companies-reach-agreements-corporate-political-spending