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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor’s Proposed Executive Budget
… on the table, including budget risks my office has raised in recent years. The mayor’s executive budget provides a more … budget is balanced for FY 2024, the city faces challenges in the future as outyear budget gaps have grown and projected … over time. The budget gaps, which could reach $10 billion in FY 2027, also highlight the importance of further building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-proposed-executive-budgetDiNapoli: State Health Department Missed $119 Million in Rebates from Drug Companies
… of Health (DOH) failed to collect nearly $120 million in available rebates over a 33-month period from prescription … from drug companies,” DiNapoli said. “DOH must be diligent in its pursuit of rebates and do all it can to save money. … These actions should greatly benefit New York taxpayers.” In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-health-department-missed-119-million-rebates-drug-companiesDiNapoli Warns Changing Fiscal Landscape Could Increase Budget Challenges for Local Governments
… The expiration of one-time federal pandemic aid, combined with state aid that has not kept pace with inflation and slower … The expiration of onetime federal pandemic aid combined with state aid that has not kept pace with inflation and slower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-warns-changing-fiscal-landscape-could-increase-budget-challenges-local-governmentsDo We have Your Money? Nearly $200 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… around the state this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. … everyone to come out to the community events to search for money that may be waiting for you,” DiNapoli said. “We return more than a million … around the state this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money also known as unclaimed funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/do-we-have-your-money-nearly-200-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearOffice of Temporary and Disability Assistance - SSP Payments Made to Deceased Individuals
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine the appropriateness of New York State Supplemental Program (SSP) Payments the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) made to … The objective of our examination was to determine the appropriateness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-deceased-individualsContact Us
… questions, there are several ways to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds: OUF Email Addresses You can reach: … For questions about Voluntary Compliance Director of Audits at [email protected] For complex questions or the … carefully to the menu choice Or write to us at: Office of the State Comptroller Office of Unclaimed Funds 110 State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/contact-usState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… oversight. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsStraight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
… it’s good to know your retirement benefit is one of them. You can be confident that when you are ready to retire, your … based on what you spend now and what you think you will need to supplement your pension. Experts tell us you will … and over who aren’t receiving Social Security benefits and do not yet have an online account. You can view your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/straight-talk-about-financial-planning-your-retirementOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) oversight and … reduce undistributed child support balances and initiate the process that would allow these funds to be escheated, as … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistances oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsDiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… finances entering fiscal year (FY) 2023, amid uncertainty in the city's economic recovery and its impact on city … are office buildings , are expected to increase by 11.7% in FY 2023, reaching levels just short of the peak in FY 2021. Multi-family residential (Class II) market value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleUnclaimed Property Relating to Brokers and Dealers
If the broker or dealer is incorporated in New York State, overpayment amounts and securities held for unknown owners are also subject to the statute.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/brokers-dealers.pdfUnclaimed Property Relating to Title Insurance Companies
Unclaimed property subject to Section 1317 of the Abandoned Property Law includes any amounts held or owing by a domestic or foreign title insurer or its agent
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/title-insurance-companies.pdfDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… program. The audits identified approximately $790 million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and … for partial Medicaid benefits or did not have any Medicaid coverage; $269,478 in payments for 645 recipients who appear … for Recipients with Comprehensive Third-Party Health Insurance (TPHI) (2019-F-33) An audit issued in June 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Local Governments Levy $36.6 Billion in Property Taxes
… Local governments in New York levied a total of $36.6 billion in property taxes in 2019 – an increase of 2.4 percent over 2018, according to … Local governments in New York levied a total of $366 billion in property taxes in 2019 an increase of 24 percent over 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-governments-levy-366-billion-property-taxesUnclaimed Court Funds
Under Article VI of the New York Abandoned Property Law (APL), any money paid into the courts which has remained with a County Treasurer or the Commissioner of
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/court-funds.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Central School District – Reserves Management (Montgomery County) The school board did not properly fund, use or manage … for reserve fund use and replenishment or obtain voter approval to liquidate the liability reserve or fund the … Town of Varick – Water and Sewer Operations (Seneca County) Town officials did not effectively manage most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… Gonzalez and the United States Postal Inspection Service justice has been served in this case.” District Attorney … the Third Degree before Justice Danny Chun in Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term. As part of his plea Galker was ordered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeOpinion 90-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Restitution … agency, must be used for the purposes set forth in section 420.10(7) of the Criminal Procedure Law. A county … not be transferred to a county's general fund. Beginning in 1980, the courts were authorized to consider restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… and the start of the pandemic that we are still trying to recover from economically and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit examines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… College , Village of Trumansburg and the Town of Webb . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … and have not been used within the last six months. In addition, employees responsible for safeguarding the … the village had a $16,100 unidentified cash balance in the ambulance fund. The unidentified balance resulted from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits