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DiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… alleged collaborator, a financial advisor from Syosset, for allegedly scamming at least 40 people – many seniors – … and the United States Postal Inspection Service for their continued partnership and diligence in exposing … said that beginning in January 2015, an elderly victim for whom Eckstein worked as a personal accountant and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationState Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)
… small-dollar purchases. Aggregate P-Card use increased from 37 percent of eligible purchases in 2008-09 to 64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-followTown of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. The … Town’s accounting records were not reliable. $2,082,924 in revenues and $673,497 in disbursements were not recorded. … by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were not filed timely, resulting in interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Ripley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2021M-53)
… While not required by the District, more than 70 percent of the timecards (30 of 41) were not signed by a supervisor and none were signed by the employee. More than 60 percent of the timecards (25 of 41) were incomplete as a result of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2021m-53East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to … Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolTown of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… bills and meter readings were not independently reviewed for accuracy. As a result, officials and customers have no … totaling $30,258 and did not record customer payments in a timely manner and accurately. The Clerk made 12 … bookkeeper did not record amounts billed totaling $592,956 for water and sewer services in the accounting records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Wantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Wantagh Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials … response. … Determine whether the Wantagh Union Free School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessFairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… controls or develop written policies and procedures for these duties. As a result, we determined that District … potentially: Overpaid 11 employees by a total of $44,301 for leave accrual payments that were inaccurate and unsupported. Paid five employees $55,407 in overtime payments that could have been avoided or reduced. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and money could be lost or misappropriated. The Clerk and Deputy Clerk did not record and issue receipts for collections totaling $18,289 received for 273 of 805 fees … and remit collections to the Supervisor and other agencies in the appropriate amounts. Prepare monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… Board (Board) effectively managed the Town’s fund balance and developed a multiyear financial plan. Key Findings The … balance or develop a written multiyear financial plan. In addition, the Board’s preliminary budgets also did not include fund balance estimates with a breakdown by fund to assist officials in preparing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers may have been unnecessarily burdened … with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we determined that: The WTP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6CUNY Bulletin No. CU-591
… Affected Employees Employees in the City University of New York (CUNY) campus security titles who meet the … the employee was in pay status Earnings End Date: Same as Earning Begin Date Earn Code: UA6 Amount: $379.00 or 247.50 … 2017 Uniform Allowance Payment is supplemental taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-591-cuny-june-2017-uniform-allowance-paymentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-627
… will be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages, for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2018 Form … will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2018 calendar year for employees who were in a status of Active or Paid Leave and received salary from a position in one of the designated bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-627-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-622
… Affected Employees Employees in the City University of New York (CUNY) campus security titles who meet the … the employee was in pay status Earnings End Date: Same as Earning Begin Date Earn Code: UA6 Amount: $379.00 or 247.50 … 2018 Uniform Allowance Payment is supplemental taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-622-cuny-june-2018-uniform-allowance-paymentDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… values have risen steadily. County IDAs were responsible for 61.8% of all active IDA projects in 2022, followed by … 213,887 jobs during their lifespan, with a median salary of $42,000. Another 224,234 existing jobs would be retained, with a median salary of $45,430. In addition, the projects are estimated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportMonitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… Office of General Services (OGS) facilitates the work of State agencies through the provision of architectural, … the highest-ranking firm. Pursuant to Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law, State agencies are required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 802
… OSC Actions Automatic Processing of Increases After payroll processing for Pay Period 1L is completed, OSC will … mailbox. All other questions may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. … To inform agencies of OSCs automatic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/802-april-1-2008-salary-and-other-increases-employees-designated-managementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-147
… processing and to provide agencies with procedures for submitting transactions in pay periods in which the automatic Salary Increase will be … salary and other increases. Effective Date(s) 6/26/08 for eligible employees with Pay Basis Code of ANN or CYF , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-147-2008-3-general-salary-increase-and-other-increases-sunyComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… today the following audits have been issued: Department of Health (DOH) – Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for … Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) – Accuracy of Reported Cost Savings (2013-S-29) Although the audit showed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-425
… automatically. Affected Employees Eligible employees in bargaining units CB, T8 and TC Background Pursuant to … Congress (PSC), yearly increments are to be processed in July for all eligible PSC employees. Effective Date(s) … Control-D report will be available for agency review on June 17, 2011. This will give agencies time to correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-425-july-2011-increments-city-university-new-york-cuny