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… Purpose The objectives of our examination was to determine whether DMNA conducted … appropriate prices, and received the quality and quantity of goods and services it procured during its response to … DMNA lacked documentation to support the reasonableness of the prices paid and how it selected vendors. Specifically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/30/fuel-and-servicesIX.12.G Check Clearance Patterns – IX. Federal Grants
… A “check clearance pattern” projects the amount subtracted from a … state makes a disbursement of federal funds. That is, the clearance pattern reflects how those checks clear the bank … the U.S. Treasury may require states to develop check clearance patterns for the purpose of: Timing the drawdown of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12g-check-clearance-patternsDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… cut the size of the capital program or borrow additional funds to finance its capital needs. Every additional $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallSUNY Bulletin No. SU-174
… Purpose To provide the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) agencies with … up employees in PayServ who are hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … Effective Date(s) Employees hired under the HIRE ACT and entered in PayServ, on or after November 4, 2010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-174-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority's … highway system known as the Thruway. The Authority strives to provide its customers with a roadway that is safely … The Authority is governed by a board of seven directors. To accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0DiNapoli Urges Companies to Join Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism
… announced his action Saturday night at the Stand With Israel event at the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach. … in the United States and the rest of the world is a cause for alarm,” DiNapoli said. “Companies need to take steps to … It has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-urges-companies-join-workplace-pledge-fight-antisemitismAssessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (Follow-Up)
… the Department does not have accurate records to show who is required to pay boiler inspection and asbestos-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/05/assessment-and-collection-selected-fees-and-penalties-followIV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… to independent contractors to coordinate, supervise and inspect all facets of property management including repairs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-serviceDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development (ESD), the public authority responsible for administering many of New York state’s economic development programs, has failed to fully … most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy and promoting promised job and business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsAdministration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans
… 2015 to June 30, 2018. About the Program Every year, tens of thousands of New Yorkers suffer an injury or occupational illness … and are required to buy insurance against the cost of occupational injury and illness by using a private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plansFormer Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty today to wire fraud in … court. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said "Michael Vatter duped the public by stealing $95,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… he/she decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of the NOVs, … efforts on uncollected violations 18 months after a summons issue date, although a substantial amount of fines … months of 2015, TAB purged $66.8 million of uncollected summons fines and fees because their 20-year limit had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesDiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Theft of Public Funds
… her own pockets,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with District Attorney Greg Pasqua and the State Police, she … cash withdrawals at ATMs in the Del Lago Resort & Casino and the Turning Stone Resort Casino. She also wrote … at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-ordered-pay-50000-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… the alleged theft of more than $121,000 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased grandmother, New York … the state pension system was not informed of her death and checks continued to be sent. When the Comptroller’s office … The investigation revealed that Roberts had deposited 66 checks into her own bank account and had apparently forged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Over $300,000
… of the Vernon Center Fire Department, was sentenced to serve one to three years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution for stealing more than $300,000 from the department, State … of the Vernon Center Fire Department was sentenced to serve one to three years in state prison and ordered to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-prison-theft-over-300000State Agencies Bulletin No. 182
… Purpose To explain the new increment system and codes Affected Employees Eligible employees represented by … April 1, 2000 (pay period #1), OSC began entering new increment codes in employees' records to effectuate the … To explain the new increment system and codes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/182-new-increment-code-system-employees-represented-csea-pef-and-dc-37DiNapoli: Queens Woman Sentenced to Probation and Pays Full Restitution for Stealing $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father
… A 38-year-old Queens woman today was sentenced to five years' probation and paid full restitution after … announced. The defendant, Deanna Hansen, pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny in June. “People who steal from the … Attorney David Soares for partnering with my office to protect the state retirement system.” Deanna Hansen’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-queens-woman-sentenced-probation-and-pays-full-restitution-stealing-85000-nys-pensionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.5
… This Bulletin Supersedes Payroll Bulletin 2126.4 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21265-paid-parental-leave-fullDiNapoli: Tax Revenues in February $758 Million Over Budget Projections
… Although year-to-date collections continue to lag prior year results, tax … through February were $758.4 million higher than forecast in the most recent Division of the Budget (DOB) update to the State Financial Plan, according to the monthly State Cash Report released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-tax-revenues-february-758-million-over-budget-projectionsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results
… are invested in cash, bonds and mortgages (22.2 percent), private equity (9.8 percent), real estate and real assets (8.0 percent) and credit, absolute return strategies and opportunistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-third-quarter-results