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DiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people are separated from their money and can come from utility deposits, trust funds, old … is working to make it easier than ever to reclaim lost money, including mailing some checks directly to their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and acquisition and disposition policies. Village of Penn Yan – Procurement (Yates County) Village officials did … accessibility at selected town facilities. City of North Tonawanda – Audit Follow-Up (Niagara County) The follow-up assessed the City of North Tonawanda’s progress, as of August 2024, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Agriculture and Markets: Oversight of Weights and Measures Program (2016-S-98) Auditors found systemic … Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… available policy on its corporate political spending. The company currently offers no information on what campaigns, causes, committees, or trade associations it donates to, nor does it explain how it makes decisions to spend, or not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingOpinion 97-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … of the City of Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of … Association of the City of Glen Cove may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a death benefit to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Medicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers
… follows: We obtained PNDS submissions and encounter claims for a sample of five of the highest paid MCOs, which showed … Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, withdrawn by DOH for not meeting Medicaid program standards, or automatically … who were excluded from or otherwise ineligible for the Medicaid program. (Note: $548,184 of this was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/04/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-unenrolled-providersColdspring Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-229)
… records the Treasurer maintained were a check register and savings account register; the Treasurer did not maintain journals, … accounts. The Treasurer also did not document monthly bank reconciliations to determine whether any differences …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/coldspring-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mDiNapoli to Audit Hempstead IDA, Valley Stream School District in Wake of Controversial Development Project
… requests his office received related to approval of the Green Acres Mall project in Hempstead. “The Green Acres project has drawn noticeable criticism in the … closer examination.” DiNapoli said letters were sent this week to the Hempstead IDA executive director and board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-audit-hempstead-ida-valley-stream-school-district-wake-controversial-development-projectContract Advisory No. 26
… Subject : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids Guidance : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids: Every bid … by statute, rule or regulation shall contain the following statement subscribed by the bidder and affirmed by such … Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bidsForestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… appropriate analyses, such as an annual review of bus routes. By improving transportation efficiency, we … analyze the number of students regularly using the bus to increase the use of available capacity and reduce the number of routes, explore sharing bus to locations outside the District with neighboring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andVillage of Pomona – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-17)
… the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities … cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports as required by New York State Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-pomona-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-17Village of North Haven – Collections (2024M-99)
… whether Village of North Haven (Village) officials ensured collections were properly collected, recorded and deposited. Key Findings Village officials did not ensure collections were properly collected, recorded and deposited … could be lost, misused or misappropriated. We reviewed 922 collections totaling $1.4 million and identified 486 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-north-haven-collections-2024m-99Hammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2024M-54)
… an analysis of the projected needs of reserve funds in the upcoming year(s). Recommendations The audit report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2024m-54Security and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems (Follow-Up)
… and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems (2013-S-58). Background … on September 19, 2014,determined whether the Department licensing and registrations systems were secure, operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/14/security-and-effectiveness-department-motor-vehicles-licensing-and-registration-systemsHousing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… public housing units and Section 8 housing vouchers. Each authority audited is governed by a seven-member Board of … an Executive Director and staff that carry out the housing authority’s daily duties and responsibilities. Key Findings Although housing authority administrative expenditures at the six authorities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2Village of Addison – Board Oversight (2024M-8)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Addison (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) … provided adequate financial oversight. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate financial oversight, obtain periodic financial reports, monitor the budget, investigate budget and revenue anomalies reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-board-oversight-2024m-8DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office has audited and approved 5.1 million state refunds totaling $4.7 billion. … to expose tax cheats.” DiNapoli said. “As refund fraud and identity theft increases, my office is working to ensure that only legitimate refunds are paid and that honest New Yorkers are getting a fair deal.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refundsVillage of Montgomery – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-50-F)
… – pdf] | [read complete 2021 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Montgomery’s (Village’s) progress, as of July 2024, in … The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Montgomerys Villages progress as of July 2024 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/04/village-montgomery-audit-follow-2021m-50-fTown of Perth – Conflict of Interest (2024M-142)
… Key Findings A Board member was the sole proprietor of an automotive company that did business with the Town. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-conflict-interest-2024m-142Maine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011, through January 3, 2013. Background The Maine-Endwell Central School District … is located in the Towns of Maine, Nanticoke, Union, Newark Valley, and Owego, in Broome and Tioga Counties. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49