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Rabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of the City's largest … providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in … 2005 and 2012 – money that was intended for special needs students between ages three and five. Island Child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… included in the audit. Full Report https://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093020/sga-2020-17s30.pdf Find out how your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover very slow, some … fees at three developments in Manhattan: Trinity House, a rental development on the Upper West Side, and two co-op …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… For the one-year period between September 2020 and August 2021, unemployment rates for people with a disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… throughout the rest of the State. As reported in our prior audits of the Office’s homeless shelter program ( 2015-S-23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… Public authorities in New York have accumulated $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a report issued today by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (Albany) complied with policies for administering … The individual SUNY campuses, including the University at Albany (Albany), are responsible for administering … interest of the campuses. As a result, the environment at Albany enabled officials to grant other paid leaves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… million in improper MCO payments went to in-network and out-of-network providers who were excluded from or otherwise … MCOs are supposed to maintain a network of providers that can deliver comprehensive care to their enrolled population. … review the payments and providers the audit identified and take appropriate action, including recovering money where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… of compliance with the state’s dam safety regulations to guard against potential costly and life-threatening failures, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … condition ratings is not a prerequisite to enforcement, it better enables DEC’s efforts to implement enforcement actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesVoluntary Compliance Program
… compliance provides an opportunity for eligible holders of unclaimed funds to voluntarily report past due items. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… to COVID-19. State Spent Hundreds of Millions on Medical Stockpile but Used Little DiNapoli’s auditors determined the … When the public health emergency ended, a Medical Stockpile Steering Committee was created to make … and type of DME should be retained in the emergency stockpile. The committee recommended DOH retain 51,140 DME …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringEco News - April 2024
Over the last year, my office has conducted audits of the State’s air quality monitoring, the MTA’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the security of our water supply and more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/eco-newsletter-2024.pdfCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… Trends and Impact of COVID-19 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryService Credit for Tiers 2 through 6
… 518-402-7799; or Write: NYSLRS 110 State Street Albany, NY 12244-0001. VO1854 (Rev. 10/21) © 2021, New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/service-credit-tiers-2-through-6Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… including $216 million and $43 million in City and State funding, respectively, with the remainder from federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… To read the report, go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093018/sga-2018-17s70.pdf Find out how your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… straphangers' "poor customer experience of exposed trash bags in stations and to eliminate the accompanying presence … trash cans meant no overflowing trash or full trash bags lying around for customers to see or smell or attract … at the stations. The MTA didn't count exposed trash bags, despite the program's stated purpose. Instead, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… undistributed for two years or more, the district is required to report this to family court. If the court … the commissioner of Finance for more than three years are required to be turned over as abandoned property to the … UDC to the Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds, as required. The audit revealed: Although OTDA tracks the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… food items served, including nutritional fact labels, recipes, and food brand names, in order to properly verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… and errors in foster care population data, and take prompt steps to address those that may compromise its … for auditors to gauge performance without specific law or regulation specifying minimum performance standards. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements