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NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… mortgages (23.2 percent), private equity (9.6 percent), real estate and real assets (8.7 percent) and credit, … funds, based on 2018 data, ranked the Fund as the second best funded in the nation. DiNapoli initiated quarterly … fiscal year ends March 31. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… than initial projections and $522.2 million below the latest projections released in February. State spending … lower than initial projections, but $41.3 million over the latest revised estimates; Local assistance spending through … State Fiscal Year 2015-16 , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/budget/2016/year_end_fy2015-16.pdf Since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… The state Department of Labor’s (DOL) failure to replace its long-troubled Unemployment Insurance (UI) system and ad hoc workarounds to compensate for the old system weakened oversight and ultimately contributed to an estimated billions of dollars in improper payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… audit is the first of four that DiNapoli has engaged with a focus on resiliency planning in New York City. “It is not a matter of if, but when, another massive storm like Sandy will hit New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities
… of Mental Health (OMH) has ensured that State agencies and employment service providers are taking full advantage of the … State agencies about NYESS’ capabilities and benefits so agency officials may educate their employment service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilitiesCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… Program DOF is a revenue service, taxation, and recording agency. Its mission is to administer the tax and revenue laws … to DOF’s attention, which could lead to inaccuracies in reporting. We also found weaknesses in DOF’s internal … and complaints. Key Recommendations Review and update CPSS reporting tools and production reports to ensure they provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal his hard earned … schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers . The victim, whose wife had died years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensionerDiNapoli 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 … gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds . “Tis the season of giving, not losing, so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten and the New York … as a facilities manager for New York State Colleges at Cornell. He received monthly pension payments and chose a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … has established and maintained adequate internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) has boosted … data are available, White homeownership rates were 13 percentage points higher than Asian rates, 34 points higher … costs and limited housing stock across the state.” SONYMA is a New York State public benefit corporation created in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowGreenwood Lake Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-147-F)
… of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Greenwood Lake Union Free School District’s (District’s) progress, as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-audit-follow-2021m-147-fTracking the Return: The Tourism Industry in New York City
Domestic visitors reached 50.6 million in 2023, up 7 percent from 2022 but still down 4.7 percent from 2019. Domestic visitors that travel for leisure have driven the overall return of visitors to New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-04-2025.pdfMedicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2021 (2021-S-7) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health’s (Department) eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s7-response.pdfClaims Processing Activity October 1, 2021 Through March 31, 2022 (2021-S-28)
To determine whether the Department of Health’s (Department’s) eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s28.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for Local Governments
Presenters from the Office of the State Comptroller will provide you with the critical information regarding your fiscal score release in September. Please note that this score release is for 12/31 fiscal year-end local governments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-091223.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for Local Governments
Presenters from the Office of the State Comptroller will provide you with the critical information regarding your fiscal score release in September. Please note that this score release is for 12/31 fiscal year-end local governments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-091224.pdfAFR Modernization – Employee and Retiree Benefits Schedule Webinar Presentation
In this session, attendees will learn how to complete the Employee and Retiree Benefits Schedule. Our staff will provide a live demonstration of how to complete this schedule and how to resolve any triggered validation rules.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-employee-and-retiree-benefits-presentation-07-20-22.pdfSmithtown Central School District – Claims Processing and Travel-Related Expenses (2021M-25)
Determine whether the Smithtown Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were adequately documented, for appropriate purposes, and properly audited and approved prior to payment, and that any travel expenses were reasonable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/smithtown-central-2021-25.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for Local Governments Presentation
Presenters from the Office of the State Comptroller will provide you with the critical information regarding your fiscal score release in September. Please note that this score release is for 12/31 fiscal year-end local governments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-local-governments-09-16-21.pdf