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DiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… for Early Learning Inc. (NYL) focused on $138 million in expenses the school claimed for special education services … for the recovery of this money. Department officials are in agreement with our recommendation." NYL is a … 30, 2014, NYL, using taxpayer funds, paid $13.8 million in fees to YAI for such services. The agreement was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… Board consistently levied the majority of property taxes in the town-wide (TW) funds, where additional funding was not … revenues and did not levy the necessary property taxes in the town-outside-village (TOV) funds. The Town paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Village of Bolivar – Financial Condition of Water and Sewer Funds (2013M-125)
… the water fund borrowed a total of approximately $54,000 from other funds, principally from the general fund. The water and sewer funds do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/09/village-bolivar-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2013m-125Village of Westhampton Beach – Internal Controls Over Information Technology (2013M-173)
… Background The Village of Westhampton Beach is located in the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, and has a population of approximately … the financial software are not given to someone involved in financial operations. Routinely generate and review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-westhampton-beach-internal-controls-over-information-technology-2013m-173City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-15-24)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund as of December 31, 2010. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/12/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-15-24DiNapoli: Two Poughkeepsie Women Arrested for Stealing NYS Pension Checks From Deceased Pensioner
… grateful that this interagency partnership was successful in bringing these individuals to justice.” Brink’s mother … Community College for over 22 years before retiring in June 1995. She died in May 2020 and all pension payments should have stopped at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-two-poughkeepsie-women-arrested-stealing-nys-pension-checks-deceased-pensionerExamination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… Purpose PMA claimed it saved Downstate $138 million during the period … The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved the claimed savings. … Downstate originally entered into contract CM00939 with PMA for consulting services for the period December 3, 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaSouth Hornell Fire Protection Company, Inc. – Disbursements (2025M-108)
… cards, the board should ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the risk of unauthorized debit card use. … disbursements were supported, appropriate and authorized. In addition, the Recording Secretary (Secretary) generally … authorization of disbursements at monthly meetings in the membership minutes and there were no minutes for nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/04/10/south-hornell-fire-protection-company-inc-disbursements-2025mNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2024-25
… survivors. There are nearly 3,000 participating employers in ERS and PFRS, and more than 300 different retirement plan … Last fiscal year, $15.5 billion were paid out in benefits. “Our state’s pension fund remains one of the strongest pension funds in the nation, and the rates announced today will help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2024-25DiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District in Otsego County. Hand, 47, of Morris, pled guilty last … of community service. Hand was also ordered to pay $34,000 in restitution. “Ms. Hand took advantage of her position as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsWillsboro Fire Department – Financial Operations (2014M-206)
… County. The Department provides fire protection and other emergency services to Willsboro Fire District residents. The … were not adequately maintained for the Department’s nine bank accounts. The Department Treasurer did not provide … and up-to-date accounting records. Perform monthly bank reconciliations for all Department bank accounts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/10/willsboro-fire-department-financial-operations-2014m-206Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218)
… to June 5, 2013. Background Allegany County is located in the Southern Tier of Western New York and has a population … Key Findings The County paid approximately $4.4 million in wages for correctional staff during the 2012 calendar … full-time and part-time staff, more than $87,000 in overtime costs could have been avoided. Additionally, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/24/allegany-county-county-jail-payroll-and-inmate-prescription-medications-2013m-218Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… whose boundaries are the same as the City of Utica in Oneida County. The District is governed by the Board of … the 2013-14 fiscal year are $138.8 million. Key Findings In recent years the District has struggled with fiscal … they relied heavily on appropriations of fund balance in the budgets from 2010-11 through 2011-12. As a result, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Background The Amsterdam Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was established pursuant … Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant provisions of State Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsOpinion 93-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY CLERK -- Deputy (entitlement to salary fixed for clerk in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY TREASURER -- Deputy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… Eydeler then allegedly diverted these monies to himself by claiming to have power of attorney for his mother and … Arizona. Eydeler was arraigned today on the indictment by the Honorable Stephen W. Herrick in Albany Supreme Court, … guilty. The Comptroller’s investigation was conducted by the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations, working with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… imposed on the premiums of fire insurance policies written by certain out-of-state insurers against loss or damage by fire on property located in the State. The insurer will … proper recipients. The statewide FFI tax money disbursed by DFS for 2014 through June 2016 (excluding NYC) totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's … 2013 run for Council. The felony complaint filed today in New York County Supreme Court charges Alvarez with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony, and Grand Larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 23 local governments in New York state were designated in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Finds Increase in Entities Designated in Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores