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NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results

… Retirement Fund’s overall return in the third quarter of the Fund’s 2015-2016 fiscal year was 2.88 percent for the … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Fund had an estimated value of $178.3 billion at the close of its third quarter. “The Fund experienced some recovery in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-results

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Alexander Central School District , Cazenovia Central … and the Wallkill Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … unrestricted fund balance ranged between 5 and 7.4 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… School District and the Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District . "In an era of limited resources and … approved prior to payment. Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District – Financial Management (Westchester …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… , Elba Central School District , Hampton Bays Union Free School District and the Laurens Central School District … which totaled more than $2 million. Hampton Bays Union Free School District – Claims Processing (Suffolk County) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results

… Fund's (Fund) overall estimated value in the first quarter of the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 was $209.2 billion, based … uncertain." The Fund's estimated value reflects benefits of $2.8 billion paid out during the first quarter. The Fund's audited value as of the March 31, 2018 end of fiscal year 2017-2018 was $207.4 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-results

DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program

… are not accurately calculating credits for Length of Service Awards Programs (LOSAP) and as a result local volunteers may be shortchanged …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-program

DiNapoli: Special Education Contractor Convicted for $2 Million Fraud

… The former owner of a Queens-based special education provider, who pleaded … with physical, developmental and emotional disabilities of the help they need,” DiNapoli said. “His conviction today … money.” In July 2012, DiNapoli’s office issued an audit of Bilingual SEIT & Preschool Inc. that found Park …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-special-education-contractor-convicted-2-million-fraud

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Central Square Central School District , … and the Williamsville Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … contains provisions related to the appointment and duties of the claims auditor, the board did not ensure that the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

Opinion 94-2

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, 1604, 1640: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not enact an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2

DiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead

… revenue collections, the reallocation of unused federal pandemic relief funds and savings … P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli’s office assumes that a number of the fiscal risks the city currently faces will continue, … $8.9 billion in FY 2025 and $13.9 billion in FY 2027 (18% of city-fund revenues), even when adjusting for stronger …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-ahead

DiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities

… More than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibited … facilities have barriers to people with disabilities and many don’t meet ADA standards, according to an audit by … watch over concession contractors to make sure they were living up to their contract requirements to meet ADA …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilities

DiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion

… my audits have shown, New York’s public authorities must do more to improve their transparency and accountability to the public and demonstrate they are operating effectively and efficiently.” Public authorities have an outsized impact in New York where they are responsible for a wide …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billion

DiNapoli: Federal Programs Bridge Gap in Broadband Access

… subscription rose from 64% to 76% between 2019 and 2021 thanks in large part to two federal programs created to … clear during the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “In 2021, my office reported that about one in three low-income … than 1.3 million New York households enrolled in ACP, 7.2% of the total national enrollment of 18 million. The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-federal-programs-bridge-gap-broadband-access

Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals

… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) … is responsible for the confinement and rehabilitation of approximately 31,000 individuals in its custody at 44 … populations are allowed limited access to two types of tablets: a law library tablet that contains access to law …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District , Glen Cove … School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (Nassau County) There was no written policy for notifying the district’s information technology office of new hires, keeping track of equipment assigned to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2

DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme

… Arrests Follow Joint Investigation Between the State Comptroller's Office, the Otsego County District … fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid recipients, State … initiating this investigation, we immediately realized its impact and importance and are therefore appreciative of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-scheme

DiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency

… The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious … P. DiNapoli found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack of funding for public health over the last decade forced DOH … that could have identified and helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes. State auditors also found that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agency

DiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case

… that on Thursday, April 14, 2022, Valerie White, 58, of Middletown, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Grand … the plea agreement announced on the record at the time of the guilty plea, White was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $51,532.64, which is the total funds that White illegally …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-case