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DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… third degree as a crime of public corruption for stealing funds from the society and the town. “Bridget Brown abused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30) (90-Day Response)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30-response.pdfSouth Otselic Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-169)
… financial activities . However, Board members did not complete mandatory fiscal oversight training . As a … Board members attended the mandatory training, they could have ensured reporting requirements were in place. Key Recommendations File the required delinquent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/south-otselic-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-169NY 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 … taken to ensure cyber security. DiNapoli's request, in the form of a shareholder proposal , will be voted on at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-express-scripts-shareholders-back-cyber-security-risk-proposalNew York's 529 College Savings Program Delivers $287 Million to College Students Since January
… said today in recognition of 529 College Savings Day to be celebrated on Sunday, May 29. “With the cost of college on the rise, it’s a great time to consider opening a 529 College Savings account for your … just as little as $25, you can begin laying the foundation to turn childhood dreams into adulthood reality.” New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-delivers-287-million-college-students-januaryCost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… courts play a vital role in the New York State Unified Court System, as these courts have broad jurisdiction and … justice courts is a local responsibility and maintaining a court may pose administrative and financial challenges. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued a revenue projection for the 2020-2021 state budget which reflects an estimate of … Comptroller has analyzed the economic and revenue outlook for the remainder of the current fiscal year and for the next fiscal year. Based on information as of March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impactCharter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… relationship with its affiliated entities and any related payments for the period July 1, 2010 through January 11, 2013. … to either entity’s financial records. The School made payments for services to one of the entities without a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300DiNapoli: Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… and more than $4,800 worth of state funded auto supplies, tools and parts at Rapasadi’s home. Relyea, who owns an auto …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… funding and communication efforts on improvements in these key areas. If the authority can assure safe and … subway system is, by and large, a safe place. However, the crime rate has increased as incidents of crime have outpaced the growth in ridership. In 2022, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… by new teachers and support staff for expanded Pre-K and police and correction officers. Since FY 2020, however, the … personnel costs, most of the savings would come from the Dept. of Education where headcount losses have accelerated in … search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… department agreed with most of our recommendations and is working to fix the problems we have uncovered. It should … administered by the state Department of Health (DOH), is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides … claims that were billed at a higher level of care than what was actually provided; and $77,861 in improper payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… pandemic period have subsided. Local officials should plan for sales tax revenue with more stable and modest growth rates.” Local sales tax collections in the … tax growth of 5.9% in 2023 exceeded the aggregate results for the counties and cities in the rest of the state (2.4%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… explaining why violators are not being punished, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … enforcement actions whatsoever,” DiNapoli said. “According to federal authorities, one in six Americans contracts a … illness every year from eating establishments. Failing to hold those with serious violations accountable could be a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… for grade changes. Grade changes tested that were made by non-teachers, after the marking periods closed, lacked … prior years. Periodically review the grade changes made by the heightened permission users and determine the … controls due to a lack of an audit log function by certain grading systems. … Controlling Access to Student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… have them believe, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that the MTA's New York City Transit (Transit) published "wait assessment" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, August 2022
The City’s adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 reflects the countervailing forces of extraordinary efforts by the federal government to boost the economy over the last two years and an economic slowdown due to unanticipated factors, including supply chain issues.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2023.pdfCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 Sewage Pollution Right...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s54.pdfInstructions for Completing the Application for Certification of an Approved Training Course Relating to the Required Training for Fire District Commissioners
Instructions for Completing the Application for Certification of an Approved Training Course Relating to the Required Training for Fire District Commissioners
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/app_instructions.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations
… pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for services their members require. In addition to the … one-time Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payment (SMCP) for the prenatal and postpartum physician care and hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care