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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s capital program is critical to winning riders back to public transportation … MTA’s system are in poor condition, and the MTA relies on debt to pay for the capital improvement projects to maintain … the MTA’s target for 2024, once estimated at $12 billion, is now less than $3 billion. Congestion pricing was supposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1641
… the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Unit BU05 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and … Employees Association (CSEA) and a side letter contained in the 2016-2019 Agreement between the State of New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1641-2018-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2017State Agencies Bulletin No. 1727
… the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Unit BU05 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and … Employees Association (CSEA) and a side letter contained in the 2016-2019 Agreement between the State of New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1727-2019-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2018State Agencies Bulletin No. 1195
… Purpose To provide agency procedures for processing the payments. … Employees in the following bargaining units who have opted to participate in the Over40 Comp Time II program: … November 14, 2012 for additional information. Effective Date(s) Institution Pay Period 16L and 17C, paychecks dated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1195-2012-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… did not always seek competition for professional services in accordance with district policy. As a result, services may not have been procured in the most economical manner and in the best interest of the taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s “medical necessity” … and over 100 specialty clinics. Upstate serves health care services to approximately 1.8 million patients annually, and … error (e.g., data entry) or changes to the EPIC billing system, and thus not reflective of a systematic weakness in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesPublic Authorities – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Public authorities are distinct legal entities that provide services to the … to improve rail infrastructure between New York and New Jersey. For more information on public authorities, please … have complied with reporting requirements for 2022. ** Numbers may not add due to rounding. *** Certain New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-authoritiesThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists
… in compliance with properly established waiting lists for the period January 1, 2012 through November 30, 2014. Background The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-listsInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… that nine B&T Safety Flags and two Department Safety Flags on LIRR bridges remained unresolved for extended periods of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/08/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… work in helping us hold Mr. Brown accountable." Brown, 53, of Tupper Lake, was charged with grand larceny in the third … D felony, and sent to the Franklin County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. He is due back in Tupper Lake village court … in Boston. He also pocketed more than $3,500 in the summer of 2013 from chicken barbecue and golf tournament …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… actually transferred to another facility. The Department does not have a process to identify and recover improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously billed as inpatient services for recipients enrolled in managed care. The audit covered … million, we reviewed a sample of 33 totaling $773,492 and found seven (21%) totaling $83,568 were improperly billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesDiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Arrested for Stealing Over $100K From Department
… Wayne County District Attorney Christine Callanan and the New York State Police announced William Storrs, a former … treasurer, was arrested today for stealing $101,000 from the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department in Newark, New York. … said. “Storrs allegedly stole funds meant to support the department and used them for his own personal needs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-arrested-stealing-over-100k-departmentDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21,946 in state pension payments meant for his deceased mother, … continue to safeguard the pension system and work with law enforcement across the state to hold those who attempt to … the New York State Police for their continued partnership in combatting fraud." New York State Police Superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherSchoharie County – Stream Restoration Project and Contract Process (2015M-87)
… officials’ oversight of the Stream Restoration Project and the overall contract process for the period January 1, … Background Schoharie County is located in central New York and has approximately 32,750 residents. The County is … Board did not provide adequate oversight of the planning and execution of the Project and did not ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/08/14/schoharie-county-stream-restoration-project-and-contract-process-2015m-87Taxable Travel
… According to the State Travel Manual, the employee was not in travel status because his alternate work locations were … the employee incurred $3,543, $2,556, and $1,838 in personal commuting expenses during calendar years 2014, … adhere to State travel expense reimbursement policies; in particular, by recording and reporting personal use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelOrdinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… effect in early March. He will direct all legal affairs for the Office of the State Comptroller and continue to lead … Since 2011, Sheingold was deputy comptroller and counsel for Investigations. He spearheaded DiNapoli’s initiative to … tackle a wide variety of challenges ranging from the retirement system, state and local governments to procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… action to ensure that the bridge is safe to use). In addition, NYSTA must provide DOT with the written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects