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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-medicaidOpinion 98 - 22
… in village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Publicity Funds (procedure to establish in village); (providing for, increasing or … by the adoption of another local law. This is in response to your letter in which you indicate that a village, by local … Opns St Comp, p 53, supra ). December 29, 1998 Douglas W. Whitney, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Fairport … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Calculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… A highway crew employee works seven and one-half hours a day in a position that has a seven-and-one-half-hour SWD set … worked in the reporting period is: (20 days) × (7.5 hours per day) = 150 hours worked The number of days reported is … report period. The total number of hours worked for the month is: (22 days) × (4 hours per day) = 88 hours worked The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedOpinion 88-59
… PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); … Justice (appointment mandatory) -- Compensation (authority to increase during term) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, … appropriated for an acting village justice cannot be paid to the village justice. The salary of the village justice may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Employee Incentive and Bonus Payments (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of the implementation of the four … created under Public Authorities Law Section 3626 to manage the Erie County Medical Center health network. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/03/employee-incentive-and-bonus-payments-followDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… and costing taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York state quickly purchased medical equipment to address the public health crisis,” DiNapoli said. “Now, … could not provide auditors with documentation supporting how the steering committee reached their decisions, leaving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… and forgery in the second degree. He was ordered to pay full restitution for the thefts, which took place from 2007 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000Metropolitan Transportation Authority: East Side Access Cost Overruns - March 2013
The MTA is constructing one of the largest and most complex public works projects in the country, East Side Access (ESA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-12-2013.pdfDiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… followed by Queens (24 percent),Manhattan (20 percent), Bronx (15 percent) and Staten Island (14 percent). Private … by 23 percent between 2009 and 2017. The revitalization of neighborhoods throughout the city have contributed to strong … that exceeded 40 percent: Bedford-Stuyvesant; Borough Park;Flatbush; Sheepshead Bay/Gravesend; Central Harlem; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), is falling short in its oversight of several Mitchell-Lama developments, … conditions and records at four Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), … are met. Each Mitchell-Lama development is assigned a DHCR Housing Management Representative who is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… in job growth since the Great Recession, according to a report examining upstate employment trends issued today by … the same time frame. Encouragingly, the overall average annual wage gain in upstate of 3.3 percent outpaced both the downstate and national averages in 2015. “On the surface, New York’s economy has rebounded from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (2024M-118)
… with NYS Public Health Law and DOH regulations. This final report includes five recommendations to that effect. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/17/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-2024mDiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Theft of Public Funds
… Volunteer Fire Co., Cindi Perkins, was yesterday ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution and sentenced to serve five years of probation for stealing from the fire … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-ordered-pay-50000-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.9% in May Compared to Last Year
… totaled $1.78 billion, up $66.4 million from the same time last year. “Local sales tax growth improved in May after four … of 5.3%, or $39.5 million, compared to the same time last year. County and city collections in the rest of the … totaled $178 billion up $664 million from the same time last year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-39-percent-in-may-compared-last-yearComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney … benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased brother, Martin Petschauer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overState Agencies Bulletin No. 1159
… as the result of the Deficit Reduction Plans prior to the full repayment of such temporary reductions, shall receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1159-repayment-compensation-taken-deficit-reduction-plans-employeesSocial Media Use Policy
… users on our social media sites are those of the users and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the … formal public comment and are not promised or guaranteed to be accurate, current, or complete. OSC assumes no … or advertisements provided on our social media sites may have been placed there by the social media provider and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Woman Who Stole over $290,000 in Deceased Mother's Benefits from the Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund
… New York, of the crime of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. MacVittie pleaded guilty this … As part of her plea today to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, MacVittie signed a confession of judgment for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000DiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… $43.6 billion in total outstanding debt in 2018, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … the Great Recession, after more than doubling from 1998 to 2010. A major factor behind the slower debt growth over … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-offRenewable Electricity in New York State
To carry out the goals and directives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York is pursuing an aggressive campaign to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to levels identified by climate scientists as necessary to limit the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/renewable-electricity-in-nys.pdf