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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Public Integrity. "Arkady Goldin billed Medicaid millions for cancer medications he never dispensed," State Comptroller … closed, and he and his partners will pay the state back for the $3 million total in stolen Medicaid funds." "We have zero tolerance for those who defraud the state’s Medicaid program," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… contract to promote economic development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, according to an … questions about whether the results justify the cost.” In December 2011, ESDC awarded a contract to BBDO USA LLC, an … $36.5 million was targeted to promote tourism and business in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The remaining $175 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the … persons they might injure or whose property they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleOpinion 90-1
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 95-30
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … we expressed the opinion that a public library established under section 255 of the Education Law possessed the powers … and dispose of . . . property as they shall deem for the best interests of the institution", a library could invest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30XVI.4.B Tax Revenues – XVI. Financial Reporting
… taxes and certain consumption and use taxes and fees, business taxes, and other taxes. The following points … simply represent unpaid refund claims at March 31. BUSINESS TAXES Generally, the State earns business tax revenues as corporations generate income. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4b-tax-revenuesDiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more … the percentage of homeowners above the affordability level rose from 26.4 in 2000 to 33.9 percent in 2012. For some New … for inflation, median monthly housing costs in New York rose by 18.6 percent for renters and 9.9 percent for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… officials have not developed a long-term financial plan to maintain financial stability. The district has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0The Construction Industry in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… construction firms in New York City employ fewer than 20 people (91 percent in 2020). These small firms are … percent). In 2020, construction spending in the City fell from a record high in 2019 to $55.5 billion, an 8.5 percent … despite a steep drop in visitors (67 percent in 2020) and many permanent closures since the onset of the pandemic. 8 As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/construction-industry-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Opinion 91-15
… -- Park Lands (authority of newly incorporated village to assess park land fee upon subdivision plat already so … number of lots or the overall density. This is in reply to your letter concerning payment by a developer of money in lieu of the set aside of park land pursuant to Village Law §7-730 under the following facts. You state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of … inspections, but incidents such as the recent derailment in Ripley, N.Y. demonstrate that the risk of a disaster … Commission filings of the two major carriers of crude oil in New York state – CSX Corporation and Canadian Pacific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book … million with Mark Cerrone Inc. for exterior stabilization on Schoellkopf Hall at DeVeaux Woods State Park in Niagara … El Sol Contracting ES/II Enterprises JV for bridge repairs on the Gowanus Expressway in Kings County. $1.9 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 88-18
… a town and village. That statute states: "* * *in a county in which a town contains within its limits an … of the Tax Law requires that mortgage tax payments by the county be made twice annually. The first payment is to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18State Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile
… continues to incur contracted warehouse management costs. After the COVID-19 public health emergency ended, according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpileAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
To assess the accuracy of the Workers Compensation Boards reported assessable expenses and compliance with relevant statutes related to
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/21/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its assessable expenses related … our audit pursuant to legislative mandates included in these statutes, which direct that the Comptroller and the … the Board ascertain the annual amount of expenses incurred in the administration of these Laws. Our audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program
… and whether selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program in accordance with program goals and requirements. The audit covered awards in funding years 2017-19. About the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/15/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsThe Association of Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual
… the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2013. However, in certain instances we examined matters dating back to July … Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. (ANIBIC), located in Queens, is a not-for-profit agency. For over 50 years, … paid $120,942 (mostly for light maintenance work) to a business owned by the spouse of an ANIBIC manager. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/09/association-neurologically-impaired-brain-injured-children-inc-compliance-consolidatedDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges, but the continued influx of … city programs and a declining surplus demand preparation to navigate future uncertainty, according to a report on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainOpinion 92-14
… a lien has been filed with the county clerk's office, or (2) the lienor has failed to commence an action to foreclose … Corp. , 203 Misc 649, 123 NYS2d 642, (City Court, City of New York, 1952), the court stated that: These six subdivisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14