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DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan and Inspector General for the Social … S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the federal crime of theft of … 2005. To be closer to family, she moved from Brooklyn to Georgia afterward and passed away there on Sept. 14, 2006. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds For the Year Ended December 31, 2002 General Fund HUD … Redevelopment Route 7 Construction Fund Other Governmental Funds Total Governmental Funds REVENUES: Property taxes $51,173,436 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, in Albany County Court. Cook is charged with stealing over $200,000 in … $100,000 each. Cook was arrested by agents of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, and extradited to Albany County to face the indictment. Cook was arraigned Friday on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 6 … including grand larceny in the second degree, scheme to defraud in the first degree and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plan premiums on behalf of dual-eligible individuals. The audit covered the … of deductibles and coinsurance that Medicaid would pay on FFS claims for dual-eligibles. In response to the … premium payments, as follows: Over $190.6 million was paid on behalf of dual-eligible recipients who were ineligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York finally has taken a significant step … The commission has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… through June 2023. About the Program The Department of Health (DOH) administers the Medicaid program. Most of the … Services (CMS) defines outpatient care provided in a hospital as care that a patient receives, typically in the … or observation room, without being admitted to the hospital as an inpatient, even if the care takes place …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… government sales tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same period last year, according to a report released … Local government sales tax collections totaled $119 billion in the first half of 2025 an increase of 37 $423 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that Robert Garcia, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department ("BMFD"), was sentenced today by U.S. District … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Robert Garcia the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… public policy foundation ranked the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the fourth best-funded retirement system among states: "The financial health of our state … New York (91%), South Dakota (97%), Tennessee (94%) and Wisconsin (99%) were at least 90 percent funded (see Figure 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topState Agencies Bulletin No. 1372
… Affected Employees Employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91 Effective Date(s) Paychecks … Employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1372-council-82-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseOpinion 99-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Defense and Indemnification (indemnification of custodial bank) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and … Concerning the propriety of an indemnification provision in a proposed custodial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-10
… Purpose To explain a union-requested change in the description of Deduction Code 391. Affected Employees … To explain a unionrequested change in the description of Deduction Code 391 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-10-new-narrative-description-deduction-code-391State Police Bulletin No. SP-179
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fees. Affected Employees … in Bargaining Units 07 and 17 represented by the PBA of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) … Paychecks dated May 3, 2017 OSC Actions At the request of the PBA, OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-179-police-benevolent-association-pba-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andState Police Bulletin No. SP-166
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fees. Affected Employees … 07 and 17 represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) … Paychecks dated May 4, 2016 OSC Actions At the request of the PBA, OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-166-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andState Police Bulletin No. SP-161
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fees. Affected Employees … 07 and 17 represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) … dated September 23, 2015 OSC Actions At the request of the PBA, OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-161-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andXII.10.C Verifying Vendor Licenses, Certifications, Registrations, Insurance, and Qualifications – XII. Expenditures
… Section Overview and Policies: The purpose of this section is to remind Business Units to verify vendor qualifications prior to … the Charities Registration database to verify a charitable corporation's registration and filing status. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10c-verifying-vendor-licenses-certifications-registrations-insurance-and-qualificationsTips to Help You Keep Your Money
… Keep your accounts active. More than half of unclaimed accounts … insurance policies, utility and rent deposits, and your safe deposit number. Notify all your financial institutions when you move. Tell a family … Learn how to keep your financial accounts and records in order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/tips-help-you-keep-your-moneyNew Roots Charter School - Lunch Operations (2019M-73)
… Determine whether School officials provided school meals in a cost effective manner. Key Findings Over the last two … average-daily-participation (ADP) and participating in available State or federal programs. Ensure the School is … Determine whether School officials provided school meals in a cost effective manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/24/new-roots-charter-school-lunch-operations-2019m-73Procurement Opportunities
… Below is a list of the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) … associated procurement documents. For procurements labeled CLOSED , the due date for bids or proposals has passed and … C001214 12/18/25 Acquia/Drupal Software Administrator CLOSED 11/24/25 25P-05BR 12/16/25 Valid8 Government Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement