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DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… revenue and cost-saving initiatives have helped New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget generate a projected year-end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… defrauding the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out of more than $12,000 by submitting phony medical claims for … County District Attorney ’s office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) – Hudson Valley White Collar Crime … collaboration among the various agencies that are part of the Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force, as well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… totaled nearly $41.6 billion through October, a drop of $764.1 million, or 1.8 percent, from the same period last … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, tax collections of $4.7 billion in October were 13.8 percent higher than those of October 2015 due to large audit payments made under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … fiscal stress the prior year. This is the lowest incidence of fiscal stress recorded for schools since the system’s inception (2012-13 school year). “The number of districts designated in a fiscal stress category has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School … budget or hiring new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials … For example, the board paid the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… joined the United States Attorney for Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) in announcing that Leslie Schwinzer has … Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). This case was the result of a joint investigation with the Social Security … the EDTN and the Comptroller’s Office. In February of 2021, SSAIG contacted NYSLRS and informed them that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… because the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New … analysis concludes. “Some risks remain, but an influx of new funding has helped the MTA shore up its finances,” … the MTA risks returning to its all too familiar cycles of crisis.” Revenues and Expenditures At the start of 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… for veterans between 2010 and 2022 with the number of homeless veterans declining 83% (from 5,857 to 990), the … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The share of homeless adults that are veterans was reduced from 9% in … issues affecting our veterans is a necessary expression of our appreciation and a recognition of our duty to help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
… Hart was sentenced today to 250 hours of community service and paid back over $35,000 which she stole from property tax payments and dog license fees deposited with the town over four years, … to those who would blur the line between their public duty and personal gain,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my office’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… contribution rates will increase from 15.2% to 16.5% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 31.2% to 33.7% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay service and disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26DiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… or digital subscriber line (DSL) internet subscription as of 2023, with the Bronx having the highest share of households without access. “Having high-speed internet … too many households still don’t have a subscription. Many of New York City’s lowest income families still face a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… Superintendent Steven G. James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an … District Attorney Donnelly stated, “This was a case of abuse of trust and greed. The defendants scammed and stole from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… Empire State Development Corp. (ESD), the entity in charge of doling out millions of dollars in tax credits to companies that pledge to expand in New York state, could not verify that many of the companies participating in the Excelsior Jobs Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… Wall Street’s profits were strong in the first half of 2015 at $11.3 billion, the strongest first half since … Thomas P. DiNapoli today. “After a very strong first half of the year, the securities industry faces volatile financial … an unsteady global economy,” DiNapoli said. “After years of downsizing, the industry has been adding jobs in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress. For 2015, three villages have been … 11 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” Last year, a total of 22 villages were listed in fiscal stress. “The good news is that the number of villages in fiscal stress has decreased and remains low …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli: New York City's Financial Outlook Improving
… than projected by the city in June 2014, mostly because of higher tax revenues and lower projected pension and debt … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “There have been a number of favorable developments since the city’s budget was adopted … smaller. The city also has resumed the process of examining agency operations for cost savings and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-york-citys-financial-outlook-improvingDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the annual meeting of the Financial Control Board. “New York City’s economy is strong today and shows no signs of slowing,” said DiNapoli. “The city deserves credit for … its efforts to narrow them.” The city projects budget gaps of $1.5 billion in FY 2017 and $1.9 billion in FY 2018, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DoHMH) did not always inspect … radiation exposure. Unfortunately, we found a number of troubling instances of lax supervision that create the potential to put New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… The number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap … officials are working hard to operate within the confines of the cap,” said DiNapoli. “As the cap fluctuates below two … on taxes despite these challenges.” Overall, 6.5 percent of districts exceeded the tax cap in 2012-13 (44 districts), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capOpinion 91-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of public hearing on the town's preliminary budget. You state that at the annual reorganization meeting, town board … 1978 Opns St Comp No. 78-868, unreported; see also NY Const, art 1, §11; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-27, p 63). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53