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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Children and Family Services (OCFS), Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2013-S-52) Auditors found that at one OCFS facility, cash receipts from a small café, which is part of a training … Auditors found that at one OCFS facility cash receipts from a small café which is part of a training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Former Crystal Beach Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced in More Than $82,000 Theft
… done.” Judge Frederick Reed sentenced Michael Mason, 44, of Canandaigua, to one to three years in prison and ordered … him to make $82,353 in restitution. Mason was convicted of grand larceny last month after DiNapoli’s office and … Mason’s wife, Victoria Coleman-Mason, was convicted of petit larceny and ordered to pay $2,100 restitution in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-former-crystal-beach-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-more-82000-theftDiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly … Service Business Manager Darcy J Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementDiNapoli: State's Tuition Assistance Program Not Keeping Up With Inflation, Tuition Costs
… A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli finds … said. “Updating award criteria so that TAP continues to be a useful support for families is needed to help New York … annual TAP award of $5,665 in AY 2025-26, an income ceiling that has not changed for 30 years. Students receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-states-tuition-assistance-program-not-keeping-inflation-tuition-costsTransformation of the MTA
… We also determined whether MTA has implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan (Plan) that resulted in improved … assign, transfer, share, or consolidate any one or more of its powers, duties, functions, or activities, or any department, division or office, or any of those of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The legislation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mtaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … the adopted budgets but instead transferred at year-end. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… strategy is geared toward consistently achieving long term results but we watch the markets closely to capitalize on … best managed and best funded plans in the nation. Over the past 20 years, 80 percent of the cost of benefit payments has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… it paid for," DiNapoli said. "When my office is precluded from reviewing a contract, poor oversight requirements can lead to empty … promises by vendors. This is another example of why proper contract oversight is needed to protect public dollars." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… Management 2015 Dean Foods Delta Airlines Eastman Chemical H&R Block Marathon Oil U.S. Steel Valero Energy 2014 Comcast …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… is included in the final report , which can be found online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… in recent years, it is of the utmost importance that DOH do all it can to make sure MCOs are being paid only what they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) contracted with the … (SYEP) and Comprehensive Afterschool System Program (COMPASS). Ridgewood had 27 contracts with DYCD worth $13.9 … 153 (Queens) and a $1.9 million COMPASS contract at I.S. 77 (Queens). DiNapoli’s audit found: Ridgewood repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… programs, and operational and financial issues. In an era of limited resources, the Comptroller's Office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentOpinion 88-24
… -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member … with the town where she and her husband are reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Real Property Portfolio
… Objectives To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of … efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. ESD, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioDiNapoli: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts, and the New York State Police announced the … make the company whole.” Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts said, “ At a time when funding for our Fire … efforts.” New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “I commend the diligent work of our State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-chief-border-city-hose-company-pleads-guilty-stealing-company-funds-and-repays-moreState Agencies Bulletin No. 2320
… is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by the Police Benevolent … from the PBANYS dated February 19, 2025, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 31 (Deduction Code 483) will … will automatically increase the biweekly deduction amount for union dues (Deduction Code 483) as follows: Current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2320-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseOpinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed … should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et seq .) governs the collection of … the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). Our research has determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… our families safe.” The spill sites were operated as gas stations, some of which were in operation as early as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… official misconduct and attempted computer trespass, and agreed to resign for her attempts to boost her state … to official misconduct and attempted computer trespass and agreed to resign for her attempts to boost her state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefits