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DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… and more than 1,250 payments valued at $3.1 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state’s chief … and improprieties. The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 days for contract reviews and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases this monthly notice to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014DiNapoli: State Correction Commission Falling Short in Tracking Problems or Inspecting Prisons
… indicate problematic trends at those facilities, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Commission of Correction is not adequately monitoring what's happening in our prisons," DiNapoli said. "The commission needs to improve its tracking of data and to identify patterns or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-state-correction-commission-falling-short-tracking-problems-or-inspecting-prisonsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… center. Department of Health $19.8 million grant to Cortland Regional Medical Center Inc. from the Statewide … System user support services. $1.9 million grant to the Albany Damien Center Inc. from the Empire State … of New York Inc. for health care services provided to Molina Healthcare plan members. New York State Thruway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-0Southside Academy Charter School – Board Oversight (2013M-318)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s relationship with National Heritage Academies Inc. (NHA) for the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. Background Southside Academy Charter … $9 million. Key Finding While the Board meets regularly to deal with a range of issues, its oversight of the School’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/southside-academy-charter-school-board-oversight-2013m-318DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… nearly 3,000 payments valued at more than $6 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … six days for contract reviews in February and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases this monthly notice to provide current information about the number and types of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017Opinion 90-54
… Retirement Systems constitute marital property subject to the equitable distribution provisions of the Domestic … Law, and, therefore, may be paid by the Retirement System to an alternative payee upon receipt of a duly issued court … §§60, 360, 508, 606: The Retirement System is required to pay ordinary death benefits to the beneficiary last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Area #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… segments. Firewalls control network communications using rules that specify which communication types are allowed … the network administrator should configure firewall rules to allow only those communication types that are needed … by comparing communication characteristics to defined rules. Understanding the capabilities of each type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is … The audit covered the period from January 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016. Background OMH provides services to New York State residents with mental illness both directly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incOpinion 92-48
… opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish); (use of entire proceeds to retire debt even when part of improvement sold) GENERAL … if the proceeds of the sale of the improvement are used to pay or provide for the construction, reconstruction, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-48Three Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
… of various people. Washington used that information to submit fraudulent prescriptions to numerous pharmacies, including in the Northern District of … York. The conspirators then dispatched rideshare drivers to the pharmacies to pick up the medications, whose costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringCity of Troy – Budget Review (B17-5-13)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … City of Troy, located in Rensselaer County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $24,706,000 to liquidate cumulative deficits in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/10/31/city-troy-budget-review-b17-5-13South Glens Falls Central School District – Access Rights (2012M-257)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether employees had appropriate access rights to the District’s financial system for the period July 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. Background The South Glens Falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-access-rights-2012m-257Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, and she faces up to 15 years in prison. Dorothy N. Ogundu, engaged in a scheme to defraud the city of New York, the state of New York and … requests for reimbursement and making false statements to the government agencies administering the grants. Ogundu …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… Comptroller approved 1,494 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $4.3 billion and approved more than 3.9 million payments worth more than $9.8 billion. The office rejected 145 contracts and related transactions valued at $190 million and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryLegal Topics and Approvals
… Procedures for Seeking Comptroller's Approval Relating to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law … Procurements: Guidelines for the "Piggybacking" Exception to Competitive Bidding [pdf] How to Apply for Exclusion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/legal-topics-and-approvalsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 37
… timely. In fact, some unreconciled charges date back to April 2012. During the 2013-14 fiscal year end, OSC … timely and because the funds were lapsing, OSC and SFS had to perform special functions to ensure agencies would not lose this money. Please take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/37-reconciliation-credit-card-transactionsXIII.2.B Expense Report Submission – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… event, including State travel card charges (please refer to Section 4.A – Employee Travel Card Reconciliation of this … reimbursement, receiving no reimbursement, or owes money to the State (i.e., Due to State.) Employees should only request reimbursement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2b-expense-report-submissionNew Windsor Couple Plead Guilty in Connection With Theft of Over $3.4 Million Dollars From New York by Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… on Thursday, Rohail Raja, age 45, of New Windsor, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Grand Larceny in the First … billing for Medicaid transports that either did not occur at all, or did not occur in the manner that demands … from the Office of the State Comptroller. Raja is the owner of Unique Class, Limo, Inc. and also acted as a high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/new-windsor-couple-plead-guilty-connection-theft-over-34-million-dollars-new-york-submitting-falseBaldwinsville Public Library – Private Funds and Employee Leave Accruals (2014M-256)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the Library’s private funds … occurred in the receipt and disbursement of funds due to the lack of established policies and procedures. Instead of writing individual checks to reimburse employees, officials wrote a check to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/12/05/baldwinsville-public-library-private-funds-and-employee-leave-accruals-2014m-256Applying for Benefits – State University Police Plan
… To apply for all Retirement System benefits, you must file … help, you can call or write us, or make an appointment to speak with an Information Representative at one of our … Filing With the Office of the State Comptroller For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” it must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/applying-benefits