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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) and was nearly the same as the average growth rate for the January to June period from 2010 to 2019 during the … million), year over year, while aggregate collections for the counties and cities in the rest of the state grew by …
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-yearComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of … General Eric T Schneiderman announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Renee Kanas with Grand Larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… and Local Employees Retirement System of her father’s passing in March 2010, today Kanas admitted to having stolen … Mr. Yudenfreund. As such, upon Mr. Yudenfreund’s passing in March 2010, his pension benefits ceased. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney … of government funds and must pay back $459,050 in New York state pension and Social Security payments that were issued … DiNapoli said. “The defendant took advantage of our state pension fund and the Social Security Administration but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… to assess their plans for spending federal pandemic funds and to target funds towards children most in need. New York was allocated over $15 billion in emergency education aid during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison after a … Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker former director of the Lake George …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… 2,954,389 2,954,389 Education - payment to school district 21,893,273 21,893,273 Debt … debt 17,529,560 1,300,000 18,829,560 Payment to bond refunding escrow agent (37,284,144) … of the net change in fund balances of governmental funds to the change in net assets in the statement of activities is …
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
… New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to his deceased mother, Yvonne Powell, a New York State … was mistaken,” Comptroller DiNapoli said. “I will continue to protect our retirement system from fraud, whether the … “Theft from our state’s pension system is detrimental to all New York taxpayers and robs retirees who rely on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… and adopting public financing by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in … qualified people from seeking public office. Let’s tear down those obstacles and open the path. After years of … has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the ideas are smart, some …
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
… admissions with payments totaling $684.5 million, we reviewed a sample of 33 totaling $773,492 and found seven … to assist them with determining whether a short-stay claim should be billed as inpatient or outpatient, which … inpatient admission rules, including when patients leave against medical advice. Key Recommendations Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made inappropriate premium payments to Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus managed care plans (Plans) for recipients who … In return, managed care plans arrange for the provision of health care services their members require. The State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Follow-Up)
… in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Report 2013-S-17 ). Background We issued our initial audit report on June … and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits ( 2013-S-17 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… from March 2021 through March 2022. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid program. Many … throughout the public health emergency. In response, the Department paused disenrollment of dual-eligible recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and … The Mitchell-Lama Housing program (Program) was created in 1955 by the Limited Profit Housing Act, to provide … over 105,000 apartments, were built under the Program. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… in the nation." According to Pew, only New York (91%), South Dakota (97%), Tennessee (94%) and Wisconsin (99%) were at … States, with an estimated $209.1 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2017. The Fund holds and invests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topThird Quarter 2020 Local Sales Tax Collections Down 9.5 Percent; New York City’s Decline Offsets Uptick in the Rest of State
Statewide local sales tax collections in the third quarter of 2020 declined by 9.5 percent, or $452 million, over the same quarter in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2020/pdf/2020-third-quarter-local-sales-tax-collections-down-9.5-percent.pdfCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cayuga-onondaga-boces.pdfJoint Statement on Corporate Disability Inclusion
As investors representing over $1 trillion in assets under management, we believe companies must do more to include people with disabilities in the workforce.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/disability-inclusion-investor-statement.pdfVillage of Depew - Purchasing (2018M-158)
Determine whether the Board ensured that goods and services were procured in the most economical way and in accordance with the Village’s purchasing policy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/depew.pdfCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly (2016-N-5)
To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging effectively oversees the provision of congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16n5_1.pdf