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DiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Teacher Pleads Guilty in Time Theft Scheme
… for students in need of support in order to graduate on time. SCSD teachers run the program and receive extra pay for … He also directed certain Twilight teachers to submit false time sheets that stated they were at work. Cecile was … Judge Gordon J. Cuffy in Onondaga County Court. He is due back in court on June 3, 2022. Since taking office in 2007, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-teacher-pleads-guilty-time-theft-schemeDiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… “Thanks to my partnership with the New York State Police, we uncovered this fraud, and she will now be held accountable … system from fraud.” Brady was working as a state employee when, on October 14, 2021, she submitted a request to NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkDiNapoli: Tax Revenues Through May $4 Billion Over Enacted Budget Projections
… State tax receipts through the first two months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 were $4 billion higher … “The strong tax collections through the first two months of the state fiscal year is good news and gives reason for … year from final returns and extension requests. Year-to-date, consumption and use tax collections were $2.9 billion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-tax-revenues-through-may-4-billion-over-enacted-budget-projectionsState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… on their financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets. Below are the findings of some of the communities reviewed: Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – Town of Riverhead (Suffolk County) Town of … estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – City of Rome …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
… in future budgets. The City's proposed budget includes a tax levy of $50.5 million, which is $3 million above the legal limit, unless the City Council overrides the tax levy limit. The proposed budget includes a 4 percent … Be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase within the legal tax levy limit, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6DiNapoli Announces Reduction in Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System
… both of its systems – the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). The … that have a fiscal year end date of June 30, 2021 and many have already announced intentions to lower their assumed … is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated assets of $268.3 billion as of June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-reduction-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-systemDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-111
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and … field and the Approved Salary Rate field. Position and Job do not match – the Position Number equals the NYS Position … Increment Code 8810 is used to reflect October 2020 cycle when an employee’s status is Job Rate upon receiving a PAV or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-111-october-2020-district-council-37-dc-37-performanceOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… and not-for-profit providers (providers) that assist New Yorkers with their mental health needs. OMH provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-incDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… and long-lasting damage that could impair regional transit for decades, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas … as parts of the economy reopen, fare and toll revenues for 2020 through 2023 are projected to be $10.3 billion lower … commuter railroad service by 50 percent. Fares and toll increases may rise beyond the 4 percent hikes already planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyState Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland District Attorney Walsh Announce Guilty Pleas of Middletown Resident for Larceny
… Thomas E. Walsh II announced that Ricardy Cesar, 54, of Middletown, N.Y., pleaded guilty in Rockland County Court … sentenced to a one year conditional discharge and 75 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay back the money. … "Today's announced plea by Mr. Cesar is another example of a joint effort by law enforcement to bring closure to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-district-attorney-walsh-announce-guilty-pleas-middletownState Agencies Bulletin No. 2240
… Compensation benefit and any supplemental payments for on-the-job injuries. Affected Employees: SUNY, CUNY, School for the Deaf, School for the Blind, and Education Department employees who have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2240-suspension-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plans-employees-workersNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… for approval to omit the shareholder request from a vote at its annual meeting, which the SEC denied in February. The resolution will be presented and voted on at the company's annual general meeting on April 26 in Findlay, Ohio. The Fund holds shares of Marathon valued at approximately $78.8 million. "Given the nationwide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… accounts, and combined and inaccurate accounting records for the FIDA, the FURA and the Village of Fairport Local Development Company (FLDC) – three entities which have … to take over the FIDA’s unauthorized revolving loan fund. In May 2013, the FIDA transferred the value of seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesDiNapoli Releases April State Cash Report
… that was paid after April last year. Other significant increases include spending for public health programs (up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-releases-april-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities’ (OPWDD) … while others referred staff to follow OPWDD’s guidance. This lack of effective emergency response plans at the onset … pandemic, but the audit found investigators only visited 22% of homes. Further, surveys often lacked meaningful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli Seeks Increased Diversity at Pension Fund's Portfolio Companies
… the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Discrimination and Harassment Disclosure Corporations … directors seeking re-election at companies that have no women on their boards. When a company has just one woman on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-seeks-increased-diversity-pension-funds-portfolio-companiesDiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… New York state’s Medicaid system made approximately $6.8 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and … (Brooklyn), Cathedral Parkway Towers (Manhattan), Findlay House (Bronx), and Jamie Towers (Bronx). Key Findings DHCR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional … director. DiNapoli’s audit also disallowed excessive 401k contributions given to the executive director and the … fiscal years that ended June 30, 2014. DiNapoli’s audit found that Aim High claimed $616,906 in costs that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… pre-existing staffing pressures, particularly a shortage of staff nurses, in NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) facilities, … temporary staffing at H+H grew by 83% to offset the loss of staff nurses while managing demand for its services. It resulted in unexpected costs of $125 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costs