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Medicaid Program - Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist (2013-S-15), 90-Day Response
To determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist participating in New York’s Medicaid program, billed Medicaid in accordance with its policies and guideline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s15-response.pdfMedicaid Program - Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist (2013-S-15)
To determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist participating in New York’s Medicaid program, billed Medicaid in accordance with its policies and guideline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s15.pdfNew York City Government Services: Services for the Unsheltered
New York City’s unsheltered population increased from 3,588 in FY 2019 to 4,504 in FY 2025 — a 26 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-21-2026.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman, for working … Monroe County Court to four felonies, including two counts of the class “C” felony charge of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree in violation of Penal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingTown of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… collected and distributed payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 … agreements, 70 of which generated more than $13 million in PILOT payments. Key Finding PILOT payments were not always distributed to affected taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overSee if any of NY's $12.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds is Yours at Upcoming Statewide Events
… New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in unclaimed funds at events across the state in February, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … $125 billion in unclaimed funds at events across the state in February State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/see-if-any-nys-125-billion-unclaimed-funds-yours-upcoming-statewide-eventsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… T. Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas, 64, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, $45,000 in restitution and a judgment in the amount of $103,092.24 for stealing over $148,000 in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… The state Department of Health (DOH) erroneously made $16.6 million in Medicaid … largely because the agency mistakenly paid for more days of care than what was provided, according to an audit … found numerous instances where the state Department of Health’s eMedNY billing system paid providers for weeks of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careNew York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… and charter schools, with a combined student population of nearly 2.7 million, reported more than 32,000 violent and … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Violence of any kind has no place in our schools and the public … on a regular basis. My office recently completed a series of audits looking at the programs New York has in place to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… implications for New Yorkers, including the elimination of the more than $67 billion in state and local tax … among us. We really need more clarity on the specifics of the plan to fully assess its impact on New York." Among … deduction for state and local taxes, which has been part of the federal income tax since its inception in 1913, would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… Marathon asked the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) for approval to omit the shareholder request from a vote at its annual meeting, which the SEC denied in February. The resolution will be presented and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… who had passed away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned today before Judge Geoffrey Prime on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony) and … defrauded our state’s pension system, stealing tens of thousands of dollars of his deceased father’s pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherMore State Investment and Policies Can Create New Opportunities in Hudson Valley Which Saw Unique Gains
… “Volatile commodity prices, labor pressures and extreme weather are adding to the unpredictability of farming that is … crops and measures to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events and hard to predict changes in seasonal weather patterns. While the state has adopted programs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/more-state-investment-and-policies-can-create-new-opportunities-hudson-valley-which-saw-unique-gainsImproper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Follow-Up)
… subsequently disenrolled and the Plans were not “at risk” (did not pay for medical services) during the disenrollment … be recovered from the Plans. We also found the Department did not have a system in place to identify capitation … them. Further, the Department’s contracts with Plans did not stipulate a required timeframe for Plans to void …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-care-partial-capitationDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ (Ag & Markets) initiative to reimburse school districts at a higher … on the good work of the Department of Agriculture and Markets by reducing the red tape that discourages school … New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets initiative to reimburse school districts at a higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… to face a variety of challenges, including softer demand for office space, according to a report released today by … will affect future growth in the construction sector. For example, federal policy on tariffs and immigration may … Valley and most of northern New Jersey, totaled 388,700 jobs in 2024, the highest of any metropolitan area in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce State Prison Sentence for Florida Woman in $120,000 Pension Fraud Case
… Schneiderman today announced the conviction and sentence of Graycelia Cizik, 64, a resident of Polk County, Florida. Cizik pleaded guilty on January 21, … 2015 to a one-count Indictment charging her with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-state-prison-sentence-florida-woman-120000-pensionDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… around New York state are potentially putting youth at risk, according to an audit from New York State … to properly assess the physical and mental health of youth at intake as physical altercations, illegal drug use, and … services to lower the risk they reoffend. The audit looked at six facilities and found that OCFS did not do enough to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… which improperly allowed payments for Medicaid claims that did not contain an appropriate NPI in the OPRA fields. We … questionable payments where eMedNY processed claims that did not contain an enrolled or affiliated OPRA NPI as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-andComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Jail Time for Former Highway Superintendent Sentenced in Public Corruption Case
… Burlew, the former Highway Superintendent for the town of Erin who stole $65,000 from the Town, has been sentenced to serve six months in jail and five years of probation. As part of Burlew's sentence, he must also pay full restitution to … Burlew the former Highway Superintendent for the town of Erin who stole $65000 from the Town has been sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-jail-time-former-highway-superintendent-sentenced-0