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Contract Advisory No. 22
… Subject: Closing Contracts in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Guidance: The Office … Bureau of Contracts (BOC) is actively closing contracts in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Once OSC has closed … further transactions can be processed against a contract in the “Closed” status. Contracts meeting the criteria below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/22-closed-contracts-statewide-financial-systemFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that … protect his community. Now, he is a convicted felon," said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I thank United States … the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in rooting out …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… felony. Eydeler is alleged to have stolen over $100,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees … and January 2010, over $100,000 in pension benefits were deposited into a bank account in the name of Eydeler’s … to have power of attorney for his mother and writing checks to himself every month for over a decade. Eydeler …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Follow-Up)
… service limits (such as one clinic that billed 41 dental exams for one recipient over three years when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… payments to Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus managed care plans (Plans) for recipients … to Medicaid managed care, during the audit period, Family Health Plus (FHP) was a publicly funded managed care … payments to Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… also wish to thank the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Office of the State Comptroller, and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for their … specifically for the betterment of local communities,” New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… Year Ended December 31, 2002 General Fund HUD Programs Community Redevelopment Route 7 Construction Fund Other … Culture and recreation 11,411,685 11,411,685 Community development 2,954,389 2,954,389 Education - … SPECIAL ITEM: Proceeds from sale of park land 3,476,488 3,476,488 Net change in fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… Degree, a class C felony, in Albany County Court. Cook is charged with stealing over $200,000 in pension payments from the New York State and … deceased mother, Yvonne Powell, a New York State pensioner who died in 2009. “Mr. Cook allegedly thought he could get …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over $22,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, between May 2011 and … 2012. Jimmie Buie was convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a review of recent federal data about how the pandemic negatively affected student performance in New York. In response, he urged New York school districts … the federal government, with $14 billion from three rounds of the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and … To determine whether tenants living in MitchellLama developments supervised by Homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… individuals steal from New York’s pension system, the pain is felt by taxpayers statewide, and the fact that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… Degree, a Class C felony. Kanas is charged in Albany County Court with stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a … State pensioner who elected to receive reduced monthly benefits so his wife, Doris Yudenfreund, would continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the federal crime of theft of government funds and must … until retiring in 2005. To be closer to family, she moved from Brooklyn to Georgia afterward and passed away there on Sept. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… and/or substance use disorders. Within MMC and HARP is the Integrated Benefits for Dually Eligible Enrollees … which became effective April 1, 2021. IB-Dual offers a special (lower) MMC and HARP premium rate for certain Medicaid recipients who enroll in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on fusion voting and adopting public financing by 2022. The full op-ed is … financing system erects too many barriers that intimidate and discourage qualified people from seeking public office. Let’s tear down those obstacles and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… billed as inpatient services for recipients enrolled in managed care. The audit covered the period from July 2019 … & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines outpatient care provided in a hospital as care that a patient receives, typically in the emergency department or observation room, without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… million members, retirees and their families rely on us for their financial security in retirement, and we're making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same period last year, … Year-over-year growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year … tax collections totaled $119 billion in the first half of 2025 an increase of 37 $423 million compared to the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearOpinion 2000-21
… of (joint fire district when village is within two towns) TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire Protection … a joint fire district containing a village located within two towns, both towns must participate in the formation … a joint fire district containing a village located within two towns, both towns must participate in the formation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21