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DiNapoli: Owner of Medical Transport Company Charged With Running Sham Transportation Service Scheme
… John A. Sarcone III, and Acting Inspector General for U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General … Mitch Behm announced the indictment of Jael Watts, the owner of Pearl Transit Corp., on ten counts of wire fraud for her role in a scheme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-owner-medical-transport-company-charged-running-sham-transportation-service-schemeAccounts Payable Advisory No. 29
… Subject : Certifying Controls over the Agency’s Payment Process Reference : Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter … 4.D - Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process Guidance : Title 2, Chapter I, Part 6, Section 6.6 of … agency has sufficient internal controls over the payment process to ensure claims are appropriate to pay. Agency heads …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/29-internal-controls-certificationOpinion 90-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … employees) VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c), (h): In the absence of the village mayor at a village board meeting, the deputy … Whether under the Village Law in the absence of the village mayor at the meeting of the village board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33IT Security Fundamentals – Information Technology Governance
… defense-in-depth. These concepts highlight the importance of looking at internal controls both individually and … triad refers to an information security model comprised of three main components: confidentiality, integrity and … that can be used to adequately protect against IT security threats. Only a combination of multiple preventive, detective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/it-security-fundamentalsCity of Troy – Budget Review (B5-14-23)
… is issuing debt to fund capital expenditures. Due to a change in accounting for retirement expenditures, the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/07/city-troy-budget-review-b5-14-23State Agencies Bulletin No. 1912
… June 30, 2021 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ A link will be posted on the PayServ Bulletin Board as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1912-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsRochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-5)
… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Rochester City School District’s (District) proposed budget … Earlier this year our office performed a review of the Rochester City School District’s (District) 2018-19 and … modified accordingly. [1] /localgov/audits/schools/2020/rochester-br-20-2-1.pdf [2] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/05/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-5Child Protective Services (2013-MS-5)
… audit was to determine if actions taken by the county’s Child Protective Services (CPS) units were sufficient to reduce child abuse and neglect recurrence rates for the period … Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) oversees the child welfare programs that are administered by counties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/14/child-protective-services-2013-ms-5Contract Advisory No. 16
… providing consultant services to report annually on employment information related to contracts. The annual employment reports must be submitted by the contractor to the … (DCS). The State Consultant Services Contractor's Annual Employment Report ( AC 3272-S ), commonly referred to as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/16-state-consultant-services-contractors-annual-employment-reports-due-may-15thTown of Mansfield – Financial Management and Claims Processing (2012M-241)
… and has approximately 800 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board (Board) consisting of … which have not been audited and approved for payment by the Board, except where allowed by law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-mansfield-financial-management-and-claims-processing-2012m-241Beacon City School District -- Budget Review (B6-15-4)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/beacon-city-school-district-budget-review-b6-15-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal
… thank Chair Gensler and the SEC staff for their work and leadership on this issue. We look forward to commenting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-secs-climate-disclosure-proposalOpinion 91-52
… may not adopt a post-1953 local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … which employ a prescribed percentage of local residents for the purpose of benefiting the local economy. Such … local law which would establish a "county residents job policy" for county contracts. In pertinent part, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Opinion 89-18
… overpayment. An action was commenced alleging due process violations. The court held that, under these circumstances, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18Approved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,737 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.7 billion and approved … In August the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1737 contracts for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017DiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… across the state, including a child poverty rate that is one of the worst in the nation and alarmingly high in some … with urgency to use them.” DiNapoli’s report found: Nearly one in five New York children live in poverty. More than 2.7 … U.S. Census Bureau. New York state’s child poverty rate is one of the worst in the nation. New York ranked 41 st in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsDiNapoli: City of Kingston Is Addressing Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Needs While Maintaining Fiscal Stability
… amenities, enhancing its status as a regional destination for arts, culture and history, even as the city works through … health. I commend Mayor Noble on his creative vision for Kingston’s future and his able stewardship of the city’s … finances.” “I want to thank State Comptroller DiNapoli for his continued support of Kingston, and for recognizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-city-kingston-addressing-infrastructure-and-affordable-housing-needs-while-maintainingState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… hazardous material abatement at Pier 76 Hudson River Park in New York County. $1.5 million with J-Cole … demolition and stabilization at Pier 76 Hudson River Park in New York County. $1.2 million with Pioneer … materials. Department of Transportation $5.2 million to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for design …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchOpinion 93-32
Whether the State Comptroller may obtain copies of annual financial disclosure statements filed with a local board of ethics by municipal officers and employees in accordance with the requirements of General Municipal Law article 18 800 et seq
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 97-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former … and Duties (authority to provide health insurance coverage for former school board members) INSURANCE LAW, ARTICLE 47; … in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2