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DiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Teacher Pleads Guilty in Time Theft Scheme
… Fitzpatrick announced today that Jason Cecile of the Syracuse City School District’s (SCSD) After-School Twilight … DeCarlo. Murray and DeCarlo’s cases are still pending in court. Cecile appeared before Judge Gordon J. Cuffy in … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-teacher-pleads-guilty-time-theft-schemeTown of Hamlin – Financial Oversight and Information Technology (2012M-197)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board and Supervisor … 1, 2010, through August 9, 2012. Background The Town of Hamlin is located in Monroe County and had a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-hamlin-financial-oversight-and-information-technology-2012m-197DiNapoli: April Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 46 Percent From 2020
… except Oswego County, saw their year-over-year collections for April grow by a wide margin, ranging from 28.2 percent in … against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting quarter, and adjusts payments to local … 2021. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by Region (for detailed monthly breakdown) Find out how your government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-april-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-46-percent-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… remitted and reported all tax collections, she did not always record dates of receipts or deposit or remit … payments timely. Auditors also found that the clerk did not properly record dates of collections for clerk fees on 21 … of 29 daily collections totaling $438 (64%). The clerk did not deposit all tax collections within 24 hours as required. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Village of Delanson – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-232)
… cash disbursement duties and compensating controls have not been established to mitigate this weakness. The Board did not require claims to be adequately documented or … audit and approve all claims. Internal controls were not adequate to ensure real property taxes and water rents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-delanson-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-232Accounts Payable Advisory No. 70
… handling codes: “Special Handling” (“S” handling code) – For a cost to the agency of $21.00 per envelope, agencies may … the “Special Handling” handling code on their vouchers for overnight courier delivery. When multiple checks are … email identify the type of payment, Supplier ID, reason for “Return to Agency” handling, volume and frequency of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/70-producing-checks-emergency-eventElmont Public Library – Board Oversight and Professional Services (2014M-060)
… totaled $3,240,092. Key Findings The Board does not audit and approve claims before they are paid from the … to the Board for audit and approval. The Treasurer does not have access to or custody of the funds maintained in the … functions to an independent contractor, who did not take an oath of office and is being paid through a claim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/07/11/elmont-public-library-board-oversight-and-professional-services-2014m-060Summit Security Services, Inc. (Summit)
… subcontractor, Bestworth Security Services, who did not meet the Contract qualifications . Specifically, none …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/03/summit-security-services-inc-summitState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (IT) Assets (Onondaga County) District officials did not maintain complete and accurate hardware or software inventory records and did not perform comprehensive inventory counts. Auditors’ review … $448,000, found that 123 items, totaling $76,425, were not recorded in the district’s inventory records. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements (Follow-Up)
… and Family Services (OCFS) regulates and supervises child welfare services, including foster care and adoption, … casework contacts occur as required for these children. At each of the ten sites we visited, we found foster home records lacked evidence that counties or VAs met certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/03/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Activities (Onondaga County) Department controls are not adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly … of Lewis – Highway Purchases (Lewis County) The board did not ensure that the former highway superintendent followed … identified more than $100,000 of purchases that were not publicly advertised for bids or purchased through state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2012
… by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments … caused overpayments totaling $2.4 million; Claims billed with information from other health insurance plans that was … caused $530,710 in overpayments; Inpatient claims billed with high (intensive) levels of care that should have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/09/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2011-through-march-31-2012Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Water District (Cattaraugus County) The board did not ensure that adopted water rates would be sufficient to … – Taxpayer Equity (Chautauqua County) Town officials did not properly budget or allocate approximately $135,000 in … County – Purchasing (2015M-241) The Legislature did not award highway material and supply bids to the lowest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… position as clerk. “My office continues to work closely with law enforcement to ensure local officials who abuse … all phases of the court’s cash collection process with little oversight by the two town justices. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsTheraCare Preschool Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… which detail program-related expenses. To be eligible for reimbursement, the provider's reported expenses must comply with Manual guidelines. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2011, TheraCare … approximately $50.1 million in reimbursable expenses for the programs we audited. Key Findings We disallowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/02/theracare-preschool-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Otto – Town Clerk and Tax Collector (2012M-214)
… 2012. Key Findings Internal controls over the Clerk were not appropriately designed or operating effectively, which allowed a shortage of $4,134 to occur and not be detected. The Clerk had no record of payment or … in overpayments totaling approximately $2,600 that have not been refunded to the appropriate taxpayers or banks. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/18/town-otto-town-clerk-and-tax-collector-2012m-214State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… during this time, the appropriated fund balance was not used. Auditors also found three of the district's six … $23.7 million, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used. After adding back the appropriated fund balance that was not used, the recalculated amount of unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Financial Condition of New York State Regional Off-Track Betting Corporations (2014-MS-6)
… located outside the State that have simulcast contracts with the Corporations. The Corporations accept wagers at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2015/09/25/financial-condition-new-york-state-regional-track-betting-corporations-2014American Academy of Pediatrics, District II
… AAP received at least $87,070.40 to which it was not entitled. Based upon our examination, on February 28, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/american-academy-pediatrics-district-iiArgyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2014M-051)
… aid and real property taxes. Key Finding The Board had not adopted comprehensive written policies and procedures for … processing payroll. The bookkeeper’s payroll duties were not adequately segregated. The Business Manager’s and … limited roles related to processing payroll did not provide sufficient oversight or monitoring of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/argyle-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2014m-051