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Comptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… payments worth more than $8.7 billion in the month of November. His office also rejected 175 contract transactions … dollars. Here are the contract and spending highlights for November 2013: Major Contract Approvals Metropolitan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers prevailing wage rates and tried to hide … DOL to determine the amount of back wages and benefits due to workers from Shorefront for the periods that they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and check payments ($78,441) to questionable businesses in which there was no evidence that they provided any … maintain a Board member’s property with no lease agreement in place. The work performed raises potential issues under … The New York State Constitution, because no contract was in place at the time. The constitution generally prohibits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… Bulletin No. 1366 agencies were notified that OSC created new leave codes for employees placed on a compensable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileState Agencies Bulletin No. 1100
… domestic partner. Historically, marriages between same-sex couples were treated as domestic partnerships, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1100-new-imputed-income-earnings-codes-health-benefits-provided-marriedAutomated Phone Service
… Below is a list of the phone menu options available to NYSLRS members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/automated-phone-serviceDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… benefits relative to their overall revenue, a report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlights. “Casinos are … with casinos shut down for six months in 2020 followed by capacity restrictions that were not fully lifted until … to keep a greater percentage of their gross revenue by asking for cuts in their tax rates for Slot & Electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesMedicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance
… fee-for-service payments to pharmacies on behalf of recipients who had third-party insurance and, if so, … 2016 through June 2021. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers New York’s Medicaid … Medicare Part D). Medicaid is considered the payer of last resort and, as such, FFS pharmacy providers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-healthState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… incomplete and inaccurate records and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets … general fund appropriations from 2018-19 through 2021-22 by a total of $47 million and appropriated $22 million of … to prevent unauthorized access and use. Village of Suffern – Budget Review (Rockland County) Based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli; United States Attorney Carla Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special … garage, O’Hara’s Service Station, which Moore’s Homes did not perform. O’Hara issued checks to Moore’s Homes reflecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the administrator had not returned $83,068 (97%) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 … aware of the unreturned funds until auditors notified them in January 2022. BOCES lacked adequate procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… The former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts in order to … such as this where local officials are taking advantage of lax financial controls and helping themselves to the money … fees were not deposited. In August 2013, after learning of the Comptroller’s audit, the former bookkeeper remitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500Opinion 98-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Selected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), MTA Bridges and Tunnels (B&T), Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and MTA Capital … (2013-S-47) Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Long Island Rail Road: Selected Travel Expenses (2013-S-77) … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… was partially implemented. Town of Frankfort – Justice Court Operations (Herkimer County) Justices did not provide adequate oversight of court financial activities. They did not prepare monthly bank … ticket revenues at the town-operated McCauley Mountain Ski Area for the town’s management’s review and consideration. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report … Every year in the United States, millions of single-use and rechargeable batteries are bought, used, and recycled or disposed of in the trash. The increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-followDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… in prison and ordered to pay full restitution, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the United States … — and after it, went to significant lengths to keep that money coming in. With today’s sentence, he’s finally being … that led to his son’s arrest. Gritman was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe in Philadelphia. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… reports of alleged child abuse or child fatalities, can take additional steps to protect children from harm. “The findings in this audit … action among LDSSs or even within regional areas. Auditors also found other issues with OCFS’ oversight, such as lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Adult Education Program and Professional Services (2016M-206) … evidence to indicate that the established fees for the adult education services were reasonable or related to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… not always keep records of those assets; and often failed to safeguard them from theft or damage. As a result, nearly $22 million worth of IT assets … rooms, hallways or in areas at risk of, or showing, water damage. The districts’ IT department staff generally told …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipment