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III.2 SFS Policies – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… 1 states that “The State Comptroller shall be required: To audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts; To audit the accrual and collection of all revenues and receipts; and To prescribe such methods of accounting as are necessary for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii2-sfs-policiesDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… DiNapoli announced the pending sentencing of a Queens man for concealing his father’s death so he could continue to … to his arrest. “Mr. Bunn left his deceased father’s body unclaimed at the Nassau County morgue for more than a year so … partnership and continued commitment to protecting public funds.” “My office is committed to investigating this type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Beware Text Message Scam Targeting Retirees
… Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov or by calling the Albany FBI Field … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … The Fund has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-beware-text-message-scam-targeting-retireesOpinion 95-17
… -- Property (transfer of property from a town to a district without consideration) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- … §§198, 202, 202-a; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A town board is without authority to gratuitously transfer personal … authorizes a town to provide sewer district facilities and service as a general town expense payable out of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 95-15
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … within the school district (see Real Property Tax Law, §1308), as assessed on the appropriate city, town and county … Education Law, §255[1]; Real Property Tax Law, §§1306, 1308), it is our opinion that the school authorities are the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Opinion 91-31
… certifies that rabies no longer exists in the county, section 2140 generally prohibits persons owning or having … from rabies to be at large. In addition, pursuant to section 2142, any dog found at large in violation of section 2140 may be seized and confined or killed. Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… the State Police and Steuben County District Attorney Baker for working with my staff to hold this individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… An audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has identified $32,271 … and $489,616 in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. … multiple nights of lodging. The company also spent $14,000 on a holiday party, coffee and food unrelated to providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerII.2 New York State Accounting Policies – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… The Constitution of the State of New York, Article V – The State Comptroller shall be required: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii2-new-york-state-accounting-policiesDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsWest Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department … startup cash 1 totaled $259,178. Audit Summary The Board did not have the necessary information it needed to help … were adequately accounted for and reported. Also, it did not enforce the limited financial provisions outlined in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Rochester Prep Charter School 3 (School) officials appropriately track, inventory and safeguard information technology (IT) assets acquired or … of Operations supervise the special project managers, for the respective middle or elementary school, who can order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36DiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… for prosecuting alleged violators in administrative hearings and pursuing negotiations, had been vacant nearly a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash, bonds and mortgages (29.1 … DiNapoli initiated quarterly performance reporting by the Fund in 2009 as part of his on-going efforts to … 82 percent of the cost of benefit payments has been funded by investment returns. The Fund’s fiscal year ends March 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund's (Fund) overall return … with an estimated value of $209.1 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "A strong … to increase accountability and transparency. About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated … with an estimated value of $213.2 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Fund had … a fraction of the annual investment return. About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks Express Scripts' Shareholders to Back Cyber Security Risk Proposal
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), today announced that he has written to fellow Express Scripts shareholders urging them to support … and alternative instruments. … New York State Comptroller trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-express-scripts-shareholders-back-cyber-security-risk-proposalNY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
… fellow Wells Fargo shareholders urging them to support his call for the bank to provide a report detailing the company's … written to fellow Wells Fargo shareholders to support his call for the bank to provide a report detailing the companys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-programNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 was 3.38 percent for the three-month period ending June 30, 2019, raising its … percent target rate of return to determine if it is due for an adjustment as a matter of prudent fiscal management. … state and municipal employees with retirement security for generations to come." The Fund's estimated value reflects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsState Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the need for the New York State … nightlife establishments. Auditors determined that 277 locations had 100 or more complaints lodged against them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nyc