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DiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… supervisor for the town of Minerva, was sentenced today in Essex County Court to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison and … grand larceny, official misconduct and tampering with public records after an investigation and audit found that … can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… we have kept the state pension fund strong and one of the best funded in the nation. The long-term outlook for … once again ranked the state pension fund as one of the best funded among public pension plans. Only eight states had … The Fund has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. Its audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredMedicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers
… recipients with duplicate Client Identification Numbers. The audit covered the period January 1, 2014 to June 30, … recently allocated additional resources to duplicate CIN research and resolution and created a unit for this purpose. However, during our audit period, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identificationAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard A. Lobur, 55, of Akron, NY, pleaded before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of government money. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has a tracking system that accurately accounts for all its properties, … These facilities include America’s busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail transit system, six tunnels and bridges between New York and New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Gives Best Wishes For New Year, 01/01/15
… “New Year's Day is a fresh start and a time to embrace new goals derived from lessons learned over the past year. Across the state from Buffalo to Brooklyn to Babylon and from the Southern Tier to the North Country, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-gives-best-wishes-new-year-010115DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington
… procurement and federal salaries. Federal spending is not apportioned to the states by any single formula or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washingtonOverpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up)
… Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Report 2013-S-57). Background … The State’s Medicaid program reimburses providers for newborn services using the fee-for-service and managed care payment methods. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/07/overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weight-newborns-followQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… details were not adequate to ensure continuity of care should another physician be required to treat Dr. Ahmad’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… from the initiatives. ESDC officials told auditors they do not believe that the advertising program should be … perception of the state as a good place to visit and to do business. Auditors repeatedly met with ESDC officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… by the ADA. Although Parks provides a general complaint form and email address for patrons to contact, the agency had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… may underestimate the value of public assets and in doing so, short-change the public. Unfavorable pricing … are not short-changed by an artificially low valuation; Keep private sector profits within reason and ensure … agreement; Carefully draft agreements that specify what the private entity promises to deliver in exchange for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… has stated that reserves will equal 15% of State Operating Funds, consistent with recommendations I have long advocated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24DiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) found weak …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 percent of the nation’s public transit trips. In 2019, the MTA … transit also effectively improves the affordability of living in New York City by reducing the need for a vehicle – … lead to proportional declines in costs due to the MTA’s cost structure, much of which is fixed. Reductions in service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… dollars by 2023 it would allow it to use federal money to pre-pay $3.6 billion of its debt outstanding and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenSpecial Plan for Suffolk County Probation Department Peace Officers (Sections 89-s and 603-o)
… Top) (Return to Top) VO1869 (Rev. 6/12) © 2012, New York State and Local Retirement System (Return to Top) … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/special-plan-suffolk-county-probation-department-peace-officers-sections-89-s-and-603-oDiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… Contributions made by Dec. 31 can provide up to $10,000 in state tax deductions on 2017 income tax filings. New … it easier for New Yorkers of all income levels to invest in their loved one's future, as the cost of obtaining a … investments as the beneficiary nears college age. In addition to the new investment options, program fees were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… provider located at three sites in Suffolk County, New York (Southampton, Riverhead, and Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llp