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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Arrest of Joseph Grossmann for Defrauding New York State Pension Fund of Over $130,000
… employee. The defendant was arrested and presented today in the District of South Carolina. Manhattan U.S. Attorney … is this: we will find you no matter what state you are in and recoup what you steal from the retirement system. I thank U.S. Attorney Bharara for partnering with us in the fight against pension fraud.” According to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-us-attorney-bharara-announce-arrest-joseph-grossmannSocial Adult Day Services
… of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that providers comply … of Health are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services prog …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesTown of Lockport – Culvert Pipe Fee Collections (2025M-57)
… properly collect, record and deposit culvert pipe application fees (application fees) and culvert pipe installation fees … structures. In the Town, property owners may submit an application to the Highway Department (Department) to request … properly collect record and deposit culvert pipe application fees application fees and culvert pipe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-culvert-pipe-fee-collections-2025m-57Town of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… Towns are authorized, pursuant to the New York State Town Law (Town Law), to provide an emergency medical service, a general ambulance service, or a … services to the town by acquiring, supplying and equipping vehicles and operating, maintaining and repairing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49Town of Alexander – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-72)
… $2,225 in 2022, a reduction of 21 permits (58 percent). Dog license fees recorded as collected decreased from 634 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/04/17/town-alexander-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-72Town of Butternuts – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-24)
… Town of Butternuts (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) … of 1,665, Town officials budgeted a total of $2.3 million for the general fund and highway fund appropriations in … an audit of the Supervisor’s financial records and reports for fiscal year 2024 through an Audit Committee, not by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/29/town-butternuts-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-24Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… to work with the Attorney General through our Joint Task Force to root out public corruption.” Met Council is a New … New York State Comptroller DiNapoli, as part of the Joint Task Force on Public Integrity. The joint investigation by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… manage the financial condition of the general and school lunch funds. The general fund had deficits in the last three years while the school lunch fund had deficits in the last two years. Auditors also project both the general and school lunch funds to end the 2013-14 fiscal year with deficits of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce State Prison Sentence for Florida Woman in $120,000 Pension Fraud Case
… Degree, a class C felony. Today, she was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state prison by Supreme Court Judge Roger D. McDonough in Albany … State Retirement System and is now on her way to state prison for several years, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-state-prison-sentence-florida-woman-120000-pensionArea #5 – Malware Protection – Information Technology Governance
… onto a wide variety of devices, a best practice is to force scans of any new devices connected to computers, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-5-malware-protectionCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-16-10)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2016-17 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt totaling $45 million … City of Yonkers Budget Review B61610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-16-10County Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… controls to monitor the continuing eligibility of county Jail inmates, these procedures were not always effective or … welfare payments totaling more than $236,000 to county Jail inmates. Specifically, 313 inmates received … Ensure that DSS officials retain and use the county Jail inmate reports to monitor county inmate eligibility. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B19-6-11)
… agreement (CBA) with the International Association of Fire Fighters, which expired in 2017, is settled. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b19-6-11State Comptroller Releases School District Audits
… Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial visits to nine district buildings, auditors were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took … was used to process 510 financial transactions after her resignation. In addition, school officials did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-23) Bornhava, a not-for-profit organization located in Buffalo offers a range of … with disabilities from birth to five years of age. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, auditors determined Bornhava claimed $14,237 in ineligible costs for its three rate-based preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Staten Island Woman Pays Full Restitution of Over $247K after Cheating Brother-in-Law Out of Sister's NYS Pension Death Benefits
… 68, fraudulently designated herself as her sister’s sole beneficiary while her sister was on her deathbed. When her … her sister’s credentials to create an online retirement account designating herself as the sole beneficiary. Gutierrez received the entire death benefit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/dinapoli-staten-island-woman-pays-full-restitution-over-247k-after-cheating-brother-law-out-sistersDiNapoli: Former Esperance Fire Chief Charged With Stealing $10,000
… signatory authority and access to the Village of Esperance EMS account. He is alleged to have written two checks to himself from the EMS account totaling about $3,900. After the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/dinapoli-former-esperance-fire-chief-charged-stealing-10000Opinion 89-59
… Because of certain mandatory language appearing in §§270 [ad valorem levies] and 271 [benefit assessments], it may … that it may be used "notwithstanding" the ad valorem (§270) and benefit (§271) assessment provisions of the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Town of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (2025M-55)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) … and account for asphalt millings (millings) inventory and sales? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – September 24, 2024 … during road paving projects that require a certain depth of the existing road to be milled and removed before the road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-asphalt-millings-inventory-2025m-55State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… response, including administrative and clerical support, ambulance services, call centers, temporary staffing services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october