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DiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… Many of the state’s homeless shelters outside New York City are in substandard condition with numerous health and safety issues that need to be addressed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-conditionSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided … Business Preparedness and Resiliency Program (BPREP), and a program to assist small businesses by providing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Contractor Charged State for Booze & Sunset Cruise
… Mental health provider PSCH, Inc. charged $152,680 in unsubstantiated or unallowable costs to the state Office … alcohol and a sunset cruise at a conference at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina, and more than $22,000 for … or inappropriate charges. In response to the Comptroller’s report and recommendations, OMH officials agreed to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-contractor-charged-state-booze-sunset-cruiseControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… relative was living in the unit and had changed the locks on the door. In June 2023, the provider located the resident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeDiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $16,000
… to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-16000DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… risk during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new audit released today by New York State Comptroller … homes had trouble getting masks and gowns on their own due to overwhelming demand. Masks were crucial to stopping … 2021, 81 group homes were closed or temporarily closed due to staffing shortages. OPWDD recertifies group homes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations
… 2021, 34,117 clients were living in either an IRA (30,652, or 90%) or an ICF (3,465, or 10%). Voluntary agencies operate the majority of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/06/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populationsNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… “Governor Hochul introduced her executive budget while many … of a recession grow. Inflation is still too high, and New York still has not regained all the jobs lost during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that schools make every dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district and charter school finances and … The board adopted budgets which overestimated expenditures by more than $11 million over a three-year period. During … to reduce the retirement contribution reserve account by appropriating approximately $1.7 million in excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … (HPD) has not done enough to verify that residents are reporting their true income and are paying the correct … ranging from 5 to 50 percent of the individual’s monthly rent or co-op fees. Under state law, if a household’s income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingDiNapoli: Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $10,000 in Fines
… A former justice court clerk pleaded guilty to petit larceny after a joint investigation by the Office of the State Comptroller and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department found she misappropriated more than $10,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-10000-finesDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested for Stealing From Essex County Fair
… Agricultural Society (the Society), has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $60,000 in funds from the … and adults through the Essex County Fair. Brown worked for the Society from 2013 to 2019 and currently is the … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-stealing-essex-county-fairDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… “It needs to reassess and focus its priorities to get money where it is most needed to restore the system and bring … 2013 and is overdue for an update. The MTA is now required by state law to produce a needs assessment every five years … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that schools make every dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district and charter school finances and … Management (Tompkins County) Total fund balance increased by more than $1 million from 2012-13 to 2014-15 and … during this period exceeded actual expenditures by an average of more than 4 percent per year. Otego-Unadilla …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Audit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not timely paid, inappropriate actions … The audit covered disbursements, excluding payroll, from the period of Jan. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2020, … included in the audit. Audits City of Mount Vernon – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-163) Audit City of Mount Vernon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonX.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… AND POLICIES A Business Unit should use Local Customers to bill and track receivables and receipts from vendors who provide revenues to that Business Unit only and for which a revenue contract … of the State Comptroller (OSC) is not required. (Refer to Chapter XI, Section 7 – Revenue and Repayment Agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States with assets of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discriminationDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Teacher Pleads Guilty in Time Theft Scheme
… was arrested in May of 2021 along with SCSD teachers Nicole Murray and Tina DeCarlo. Murray and DeCarlo’s cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-teacher-pleads-guilty-time-theft-schemeMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2019 Through September 30, 2019
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2019, eMedNY processed over 244 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of more than $35 billion. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2019-through-september-30-2019State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Garden City Union Free School District , Gowanda Central School District , Holland Patent Central School District , Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School and the Tully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0