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COVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… to remain above 7 million at least through March 2022, but decline by nearly 17% by March 2023 and return to … enhanced FMAP rates, currently set to expire in March 2022, until the pandemic’s health care or economic impacts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021City of Little Falls – Financial Condition (2021M-54)
… at the end of 2019, and officials had to rely on loans for cash flow. Errors in the 2020 accounting records make it difficult for officials to accurately assess the City’s current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/25/city-little-falls-financial-condition-2021m-54Johnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… impacted their ability to provide required services. Of the 2,683 required sessions, therapists documented 605 as … not document another 506 sessions. As a result, 41 percent of the required services may not have been received. Two of the 15 therapists did not schedule makeup sessions, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andOneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Information Technology (2020M-99)
… Objective Determine whether Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2020/12/18/oneida-herkimer-madison-board-cooperative-services-boces-information-technologyTown of Southold-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-24
… the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all collections were properly supported, … Of the 103 deposits totaling $28 million made to the CPF bank account during the audit period, we reviewed … disbursements were adequately supported and approved prior to payment. We reviewed all 12 debt service payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southold-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-24XI.7.A Revenue Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… balanced and fair method of award. Contract Prefix Revenue New York State Contract IDs must begin with an “X” prefix. In … are created in the Customer Contracts Module and require a New York State Customer ID. See XI.7 Revenue and Repayment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7a-revenue-contractsDiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… expenses that were unnecessary, not allowable or unrelated to its programs, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … DiNapoli said. “The State Education Department needs to step up and do a better job of making sure that taxpayers … expenses that were unnecessary not allowable or unrelated to its programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsDiNapoli: Audit Cites East Clinton Fire District For Improper Gifts
… treated public money like their own personal bank account,” said DiNapoli. “It’s disappointing that my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-cites-east-clinton-fire-district-improper-giftsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… Bureau with assistance from Associate Forensic Auditor Jason W. Blair of the Forensic Audit Unit. The Forensic Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… The city of Buffalo’s finances have stabilized in recent years because of … to savings of more than $66 million in interest costs.” Over the past decade, Buffalo’s revenues have grown 20 … expenditures grew at an average annual rate of 2.3 percent over the past decade, compared to an average of 3.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesDiNapoli: New York's Medicaid System Improperly Paid Over $16 Million in Claims
… a six-month period that started in October 2023, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “My office pays close attention to Medicaid because it’s critical for so many New Yorkers and … The bulk of the improper payments, $11.8 million, went to pay 27,480 Medicaid managed care premiums for recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-medicaid-system-improperly-paid-over-16-million-claimsOpinion 91-61
… discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an approved county alternatives to incarceration service plan) BAIL MONEYS -- Fees (1% fee to … Laws of 1991, chapter 166, §383, in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives to incarceration service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Opinion 99-14
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (removal and retention by the contractor of underground tanks … agreement by a town on behalf of a water district for the removal and retention by the contractor of underground water … the tanks and equipment exchanged as consideration for the removal work constitutes an indirect expenditure for purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14DiNapoli: Former Almond Treasurer Took $22,000 in Fire Department Funds
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-former-almond-treasurer-took-22000-fire-department-fundsDiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker
… to 2013, he conspired with co-defendants William Rapfogel, David Cohen and others to steal from Met Council through an … conspiracy began in 1992, when Ross devised a scheme with David Cohen, the executive director of Met Council, in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokerIX.9.A Transfer Authorizations – IX. Federal Grants
… Pursuant to §4 (1) of the State Finance Law, no money shall be paid … that financial resources may be transferred from one fund to another with specific statutory authorization for such … acts or within bills that are enacted with the budget to implement various provisions of the appropriation acts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9a-transfer-authorizationsDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, New York; and Anne T. Donnelly, Nassau County District Attorney announced today the arrest and federal indictment of Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD), and Maria Caliendo, the owner of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeXVI.4 Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… entity, accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the Office of the State … entity accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4-overviewDiNapoli: MTA's Future Unthinkable Without Aid From Washington
… by the MTA this week underline the choices we face if funding is not forthcoming. Our essential workers and those … to pass legislation to provide the MTA with additional funding.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-mtas-future-unthinkable-without-aid-washingtonNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Moody's Upgrade of New York State General Obligation Bonds
… within one notch of the highest attainable bond rating, Aaa. “The Moody’s announcement is a clear signal to investors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-moodys-upgrade-new-york-state-general