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DiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… The majority of New York City’s capital projects are over … and cost overruns, though efforts are underway to improve the process,” DiNapoli said. “Given limited resources and an escalating cost environment, the city should monitor its capital spending in a more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededDiNapoli: Some Affordable Apartments for Seniors Left Vacant for Years
… The shortage of affordable housing is especially hard on elderly New … but many units are sitting vacant even though thousands of seniors are on waiting lists for them, an audit released … found. The audit examined whether the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-some-affordable-apartments-seniors-left-vacant-yearsDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… the pandemic contributed to the shortfall, with casinos shut down for six months in 2020 followed by capacity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… The state Department of Health (DOH) can save hundreds of … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Far too often the Department of Health has let the state’s Medicaid program pay for services that … The state Department of Health DOH can save hundreds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… a positive balance of payments with Washington, with the state ranking 42 nd in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 on … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the fourth year in a row that New York has had a positive … back. For every tax dollar paid to Washington in FFY 2023, the state received $1.06 in return; the national average was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated pre-existing staffing … 2022, temporary staffing at H+H grew by 83% to offset the loss of staff nurses while managing demand for its … costs of $125 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which the State Comptroller’s office anticipates will remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsWebinars
… webinars and view past webinars ondemand presented by the Academy for New York States Local Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/webinarsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Insurance Brokers
… P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that Solomon Ross and William Lieber, former … Larceny in the Third Degree (a class D felony), Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree (a class D felony), and … J. Keegan, Associate Auditor Matthew Croghan, Supervising Analyst Paul Strocko of the Criminal Enforcement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokersComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… former executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), has … ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Met Council. The Attorney General’s investigation revealed that Rapfogel … his co-conspirators stole approximately $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilDiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… are synonymous with civil rights." DiNapoli believes, as the Fund's proposal states, that corporations that … and domestic partner benefits to same sex couples. As of this year, 89 percent of Fortune 500 companies have … including Sprint Nextel Corporation and TD Ameritrade. As of Jan. 2015, the Fund owned 11,892,910 shares of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million in sales that year, as New York ranked third nationwide in the … Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… kidney disease whose expenses could have been covered by the federal Medicare program, according to an audit released … another $3 million in cost savings. About $1.8 million of the overpayments were recovered before the close of the audit as a result of actions taken by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… The New York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY … City’s coffers,” DiNapoli said. “Still, there are risks on the horizon, and Mayor de Blasio’s efforts to find additional savings in the budget are prudent.” The city added a total of 820,400 … The New York City Mayors preliminary executive budget for FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingWall Street Profits Up in 2016
… rose sharply in 2016, increasing by 21 percent, while the average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s … back strongly in 2016. Lower costs more than made up for the continued decline in revenues," DiNapoli said. "Bonuses were up only slightly in New York City as the industry held the line on compensation. The jump in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016Former Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny for stealing from the town’s fire company and agreed to pay $9,838 in … his community to fund his own interests by deceiving the fire company that it would receive the proceeds,” DiNapoli said. “Emmons betrayed not only the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companyDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over … Albany woman, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree last year. “Preying on a vulnerable senior … County DA Donnelly, State Police Superintendent James and the Schodack Police Department, the people who committed this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… was to be used for "A Better Me," a project that was to "teach children and youth the importance of proper etiquette, … what bullying is and what they can do about it and to teach educational empowerment tools." The NAF grant proceeds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… Earnings and distributions from NY ABLE accounts are tax free provided the funds are used for qualified disability … Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), be blind, have a significant disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costsDiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… or registrations. Of those, auditors selected 170 used car dealerships and repair shops with lapsed registrations … and found an additional 266 potential automotive business locations that were not registered with DMV. Visits to 65 of these locations found that 18 percent appeared to be actively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… offices in Manhattan, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out of more than … following a joint investigation by Comptroller DiNapoli, the Ulster County District Attorney ’s office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) – Hudson Valley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan