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Lehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… 5, 2015. Background CUNY is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 24 constituent colleges, … and professional education students. Lehman, located in the Bronx, New York, is one of CUNY’s 11 senior colleges, … active or closed bank accounts, including 14 at Lehman. In addition, Lehman-affiliated entities also had nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Company, Inc. – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (Steuben County) After a referral from Steuben County … equipment should be replaced and whether to accumulate funds for replacement in reserves or take advantage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … Transit’s Division of Operations Planning is responsible for generating random samples of subway stations for traffic checkers to observe and record whether passengers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followXIX.7 Moving Expenditures Charged Prior to Conversion to a PCIP Converted Project ID – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… from an old NYS01 project that was converted and closed for transacting. If the new converted Project ID has or will … to post the credit against it, the agency should wait for the expenditures to be on the new project. If the new … does not have enough expenditures against it to allow for a credit to expenses, agencies will need to transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix7-moving-expenditures-charged-prior-conversion-pcip-converted-project-idXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… and (2) includes only items it has received and not paid for on a previous voucher. Business Units may encounter this … because Business Units should request that vendors invoice for goods or services that have been delivered. For example, assume a Business Unit wants to make a partial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up) (2021-F-17) An audit … in August 2020 identified $18.2 million that was paid for hospital services for ineligible members. Of the $18.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… by our own employees, who used State Police resources for their personal benefit. We will not tolerate illegal … or sworn — and we will hold them accountable for their actions,” said State Police Acting Superintendent … and the Madison County District Attorney’s Office for their assistance on this case.” Rapasadi, 57, and Relyea, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1942
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with new tools for reviewing and explaining an employee’s retroactive … - Identifies retroactive pay calculated for an employee at the time query is run and prompts for the employee’s Emplid. The query displays the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1942-new-locked-queries-review-retroactive-payments-employees-paycheckControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… of Social Services, is the primary agency responsible for providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City (City) and for providing fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also determined that the board did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, … funds from reserves without adequate public notice; for example, transfers to reserves totaling $593,941 and … Although the city appears to have budgeted sufficiently for termination salary payments for the 2020-21 fiscal year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… earnings also corresponded with declining responsibilities for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic and an overall increase in the size of the state workforce for the first time since 2019, growing by 2.5% in 2023. … job market.” Key Findings: Three large agencies accounted for about two-thirds of the state’s overtime hours in 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016DiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli said today. “When consumers shop for groceries or buy gas or even mulch, they expect the … it can add up and consumers may end up paying more for everyday items,” DiNapoli said. “Our audit found that … devices and check that consumers are getting what they pay for.” Testing of retail pricing and weighing devices falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersNY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… This legislation was written by corporate executives, for corporate executives — at the expense of the rest of us," … used shareowner proposals to protect our investments for decades by strengthening accountability, promoting … trillion in assets that fund retirement and other benefits for more than 5 million public employees and retirees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investorsNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in City of Newburgh Embezzlement Case
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M Hoovler announced today that John Aber 49 of Staten Island pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge Robert H Freehill to grand larceny in the fourth degree
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-david-m-hoovlerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to the central treasurers in a timely manner. Annual sales tax returns were not filed with the New York State Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTuition Assistance Program – Wagner College
… complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students … in New York schools. HESC also administers a variety of State scholarship programs. Schools receiving State … $3.0 million that were paid to the school on behalf of 635 students. We reviewed a sample of 150 randomly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-wagner-collegeSUNY Bulletin No. SU-247
… the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All SUNY employee records will be affected (except Agency Code 28990). Background In order to correctly calculate the charges for the split … year-end payroll allocation percentages are outlined in the Guide to Financial Operations, Section XV.6.A . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-247-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endLocalities’ Procurements of Paper Ballots
… Purpose To determine whether the State Board of Elections provided Local Election Boards with sufficient guidance to ensure that paper ballots were properly procured and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/30/localities-procurements-paper-ballotsReporting Requirements Changes (2015) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… and ensures they receive appropriate service credit. In August 2015, this regulation was revised for officials who … activities (ROA), and it establishes the employer’s role in determining whether activities listed on an ROA are … Employer had to include officials who participate in the employer’s time-keeping system on the Standard Workday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/reporting-requirements-changesXVI.4.C Federal Grant Accruals – XVI. Financial Reporting
… when the Federal government provides resources to the State and requires the State to use the resources in accordance with specified … the following traits: The provider government (Federal or State) requires the recipient government (State or local) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4c-federal-grant-accruals