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Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… 1, 2012 to July 1, 2018. About the Program Federal and State laws prohibit Medicaid payment of drugs for the … treatment is for that other use. To protect public safety, State laws are more restrictive and also prohibit Medicaid … or a level-3 sex offender). We reviewed the medical records of 13 of the 14 sex offenders to determine if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate holdings, and has sold several for as little as … DiNapoli found. “ESD has to be more transparent about the real estate transactions it makes,” DiNapoli said. “That should start with an accurate accounting of its real estate portfolio and better disclosure explaining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… Brown pleaded guilty in May. She was sentenced before Judge Tatiana Coffinger in Essex County Court, who ordered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… will restrict its investments in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., after a review of … today. The evaluation of the Fund’s integrated oil and gas holdings is part of DiNapoli’s broader review of the … managed public equity holdings in eight integrated oil and gas companies that it has determined are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up)
… Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of this report to provide information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… (18 USC. § 1343) in the U.S. District Court at Knoxville, TN for stealing $56,352 from the New York State and Local … account with her daughter, Schwinzer, 46, of Madisonville, TN. Schwinzer failed to notify NYSLRS and the Social Security … fraud 18 USC 1343 in the US District Court at Knoxville TN for stealing $56352 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (2019-S-54) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s54-response.pdfFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as the sentence will be determined by the court. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health effectively oversaw localities' efforts to coordinate … veterans' health care benefits provided through Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The audit … To determine whether the Department of Health effectively oversaw localities efforts to coordinate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsDiNapoli: Florida Man Sentenced to Pay Full Restitution for His Theft of Nearly $80,000 in His Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the son of a state pensioner from … Thomas P DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T Donnelly announced the son of a state pensioner from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-florida-man-sentenced-pay-full-restitution-his-theft-nearly-80000-his-deceased-fathers-nysMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… and enrolled in Medicaid. Through the screening and provider enrollment process, the Department gains a level of … the OPRA provider’s validity to provide Medicaid services. It also allows the Department to verify the provider’s … assurance that the provider can furnish such services, and it increases the risk that excluded, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
… ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act (Act), and is adequately … systems (POSSs) to report untreated and partially treated sewage discharges to the Department and local health … ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act Act and is adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantState Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley
… to encourage and incentivize qualified banks and credit unions to open or maintain bank branches in underserved … strengthen the local economy. Community banks and credit unions are vital to the stability of small towns, helping … further expand this program and have it utilized by credit unions to continue our mission to create an inclusive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-dfs-acting-superintendent-asrow-designate-new-banking-developmentState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx
… Services, supports the establishment of bank and credit union branches in areas across the state where there is a demonstrated need for banking services. Bronx Community District 9 (CD 9) is … Board 9 is proud to have supported Ponce's Westchester Ave Branch's application to become a Banking Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newDiNapoli: Queens Woman Sentenced to Probation and Pays Full Restitution for Stealing $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father
… on payments to the management company of her father’s condominium, where she resided. In total, Hansen stole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-queens-woman-sentenced-probation-and-pays-full-restitution-stealing-85000-nys-pensionDiNapoli, Erie Co. Da Keane and Erie Co. Sheriff Garcia: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $320,000
… McDougall, 55, appeared in Erie County Court before Judge Sheila A. DiTullio. Sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 25. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-erie-co-da-keane-and-erie-co-sheriff-garcia-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-pleads-guiltyComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… and the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Bureau. This case is the latest joint investigation under Attorney General … General’s Public Integrity Bureau is prosecuting this case, under the supervision of Public Integrity Bureau Chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… case, being prosecuted by Attorney General Schneiderman’s office, is the product of a joint investigation with the … in a public corruption case pending in Saratoga County Court, is separately charged with stealing thousands of … violation of the $1,000 contribution limit. According to court papers, Tanski evaded the $1,000 limit by providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced the approval of Spring Bank’s Red Hook Branch as a Banking … Superintendent Adrienne A Harris today announced the approval of Spring Banks Red Hook Branch as a Banking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-new