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Public Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Assistance Recipients Increase to Highest Level Since 2015 For SFY 2022-23, the average monthly number of public … The average number of FA recipients increased for the first time in nine years, by 8.4 percent to 175,761 … 393,557 in March 2023 – the highest levels ever. Spending for Public Assistance Reaches Record Level Public assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… $933,399 in duplicate payments that were made to providers for the same services under both the old and the new (APG) … required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates, discounts, and other considerations and pass 100 … because manufacturer agreements utilized to obtain rebates for the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program did not meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… to develop and regularly review school safety plans as part of the SAVE Act. Among its key provisions, the SAVE Act … For example, one plan included an incorrect main phone number for the school and incorrectly listed key personnel … that up-to-date building floor plans are submitted as part of School Safety Plans. Review School Safety Committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsOpinion 91-63
… purposes of this opinion, that the councilman is not an officer, director, stockholder or employee of the corporation … Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … benefit as a result of that contract. In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in, inter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63DiNapoli: Audit Finds Additional $150,000 Stolen by Beekman Town Official
… are the first line of defense against public corruption. My office routinely advises local governments to follow the … for stealing $390,178 by using the town’s American Express card for vacations and other family expenses. Knapp and two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-additional-150000-stolen-beekman-town-officialDiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… The former treasurer in the village of Riverside, located in Steuben County, stole more than $80,000 in taxpayer funds through extra pay, pocketing cash and using … The former treasurer in the village of Riverside located in Steuben County stole more than $80000 in taxpayer funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… New York state’s 25 personal income tax (PIT) check-off funds … that had not yet been used for their intended purposes. “New York taxpayers generously use tax-check offs to donate … provide the accountability that taxpayers rightly expect.” New York taxpayers’ choices for making charitable donations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: 2020-21 Tax Revenues $3 Billion Over Projections
… of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February (latest projections), and $6.8 billion higher than forecast in … lower than the previous year. “The state’s year-end financial position was significantly better than … Division of the Budget DOB in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February latest projections and $68 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-2020-21-tax-revenues-3-billion-over-projectionsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… pension system from waste and abuse.” This case is the latest investigation conducted as part of Operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in the outyears, according to a report on MTA’s … imbalance is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but … justify planned fare and toll increases of 4% in 2023 and 2025. Ridership The MTA’s July Plan anticipates subway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenGreenwood Lake Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-147-F)
… The purpose of our review was to assess the Greenwood Lake Union Free School District’s (District’s) progress, as of February 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Procurement and Claims … The purpose of our review was to assess the Greenwood Lake Union Free School Districts Districts progress as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-audit-follow-2021m-147-fTown of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-37-F)
… of our review was to assess the Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation’s (THLDC’s) progress, as of June … recommendation in the audit report Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Oversight … of our review was to assess the Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporations THLDCs progress as of June 2025 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2025/09/26/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-audit-followFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 12 months in prison for charges arising out of his embezzlement of more … Berman. "Mr. Garcia betrayed his neighbors and colleagues in the fire department to steal over $120,000 meant to … the New York State Police for their continued partnership in rooting out fraud." According to documents filed in court …
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
… who died in October of 1998. “After his mother passed away, Mr. Eydeler hid her death and stole more than $100,000 …
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)
… initial audit report, Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid … made $32.1 million in actual and potential overpayments for services that exceeded Medicaid’s established service … limits (such as one clinic that billed 41 dental exams for one recipient over three years when the service limit is …
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
… 2013-14 Enacted Budget eliminated FHP effective January 1, 2015, and the majority of FHP enrollees transitioned to the … in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans ( 2015-S-9 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… to target funds towards children most in need. New York was allocated over $15 billion in emergency education aid … Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) assistance. This aid was aimed at elementary and secondary schools and must be … The average drop for fourth grade math scores (10 points) was so severe that McKinsey & Company estimated this learning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… “Thankfully, through my Operation Integrity partnership with Attorney General Schneiderman, she has pleaded guilty … from our state’s pension fund are brought to justice.” Having failed to notify the New York State and Local … father’s passing in March 2010, today Kanas admitted to having stolen the pension benefits intended for Mr. …
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
… of Tamarac, Florida, with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. Kanas is charged in Albany County … charging Renee Kanas with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree a Class C felony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Buie was convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceased