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NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2024-25
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System … pension funds in the nation, and the rates announced today will help ensure that public workers and their families … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2024-25DiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and … zombie properties. New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an … our state demands action,” DiNapoli said. “The creation of land banks, as well as legislation passed earlier this year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightDiNapoli: South Carolina Woman Arrested for Stealing $147,455 in Pension Payments
… Bonni-Lee Jones, 65, was charged with the felony crime of obtaining property valued at over $10,000 under false … being confronted with information which had come into possession of the retirement system. DiNapoli’s investigation … she made ATM withdrawals. She also allegedly spent the stolen money on cell phone charges and various retail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-south-carolina-woman-arrested-stealing-147455-pension-paymentsNY-Sun Incentive Program
… by the Public Service Commission for the NY-Sun Incentive Program (NY-Sun), including: confirming geographic equity of … industry in the State. The roughly $1 billion will be paid out as incentives to installers based on the size of the … requirement needs to be modified due to the increase in program volume. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/ny-sun-incentive-programMedicaid Program – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… Pharmacy (Davis Ethical) inappropriately billed Medicaid for prescription medications. The audit covered the period … State Medicaid Program provides prescription drug coverage for enrollees. Davis Ethical is an independently owned pharmacy located in Rockville Centre, New York. For the period from January 1, 2008 through December 13, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/medicaid-program-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyUpstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… invested in the company through Trillium Group, a managing partner for the In-State Program, in 2010 ($500,000) and in … jobs within the region," said Kevin Phelps, general partner for Trillium Group. The In-State Private Equity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/upstate-new-york-company-delivers-450000-investment-gain-state-pension-fundRockland County – Budget Review (B6-13-6)
… and expenditure projections in the County’s adopted budget for the 2013 fiscal year are reasonable. Background Rockland … deficit. Specifically, the 2013 budget lacks provisions for decreasing the general fund deficits. The County could … not receive the budgeted amount. The County has budgeted for a 4 percent increase in sales tax revenues for 2013 when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/04/16/rockland-county-budget-review-b6-13-6DiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… opened this criminal investigation, like many cases, on a tip from a concerned citizen. We appreciate the help from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… Former Wallkill Fire District board chair Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court for stealing nearly $240,000 from the district, … Former Wallkill Fire District board chair Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court for stealing nearly $240000 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftOpinion 90-38
… the town highway superintendent is required to remove snow and ice from, and maintain the highway if, after the … section 205-a authorizes a town to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance from December 1 until … and the town thereby becomes obligated to resume snow and ice removal and other maintenance from December 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… $3,500 in the summer of 2013 from chicken barbecue and golf tournament fundraisers, according to his statement. … District Attorney David J. Hayes said: "My office will prosecute this case and any others like it to the full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… to reimburse hospitals for inpatient medical care. When a hospital bills Medicaid for an inpatient stay, the hospital reports certain information on its claims, such as … information is used to calculate the payment made to the hospital. Hospitals must also use certain patient status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesHandicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2022-S-49)
To determine whether the costs reported by Handicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department's ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s49.pdfSyracuse Academy of Science Charter School – Purchases from Selected Vendors and Enrollment and Billing (2012M-219)
Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School – Purchases from Selected Vendors and Enrollment and Billing (2012M-219)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-school-2013-syracusecharter.pdfWashington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
Determine whether Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured meals and refreshments (meals) provided at BOCES meetings and events (meetings) were appropriate.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-of-cooperative-educational-services-2023-183.pdfRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions (2021-S-27) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) – New York City Transit (Transit) identified potential damage to its system and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding. We also determined whether the MTA tested/updated the plans and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s27-response.pdfUCP of Niagara County dba Empower – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2023-S-3) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County dba Empower on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department's ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s3-response.pdfYoung Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-147)
Determine whether Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester (School) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-of-rochester-2022-147.pdfUnited Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-14)
To determine whether the costs reported by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s14.pdfSchalmont Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-35)
Determine whether the Schalmont Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/schalmont-s9-21-35.pdf