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Former Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 12 months in prison for charges arising out of his embezzlement of more than … the BMFD, after his prosecution by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman. … Bureau of Investigation and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in rooting out fraud." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the unsealing of … and used the monies to prop up a small automotive repair business that he owned in Glendale, Arizona. Eydeler was … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid … made $32.1 million in actual and potential overpayments for services that exceeded Medicaid’s established service … limits (such as one clinic that billed 41 dental exams for one recipient over three years when the service limit is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… plans and Family Health Plus managed care plans (Plans) for recipients who were no longer enrolled. Our audit covered … managed care plans receive monthly premium payments for individuals enrolled in their plans. In return, managed care plans arrange for the provision of health care services their members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren … grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake George. The jury convicted Decker after hearing evidence that …
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
… 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 …
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 Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … corruption across the state.” “Theft from our state’s pension system is detrimental to all New York taxpayers and … Cook was arraigned Friday on the indictment before Judge Peter Lynch in Albany County Court, and entered a plea …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over $22,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a review of recent federal data about how the … math scores (10 points) was so severe that McKinsey & Company estimated this learning loss to be the equivalent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended … likely caused management at those developments to misspend funds and fail to provide a safe and clean living environment … sometimes for years. All four developments misspent funds under DHCR’s watch. For a sample of 280 transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… who steal from our state’s pension fund are brought to justice.” Having failed to notify the New York State and … guilty before Honorable Thomas A. Breslin in Albany Supreme Court. As part of her plea, the defendant signed a confession …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Investigations and the SSA-OIG. Smith, 49, pleaded before Judge Eleanor Ross of the United States District Court for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsMedicaid 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
… and adopting public financing by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … 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
… 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 … from hospitals, MCOs reimburse the hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines outpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… retirement system among states: "The financial health of our state pension fund is very strong, as validated once … again by the Pew Charitable Trusts who ranked it as one of the nation's most well-funded public pension plans," New … maintaining our industry-leading funded status unlike too many other public pension funds that are not as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same … growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) … experienced stronger growth in the first half of 2025, future revenues may become less predictable as local …
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-yearOpinion 2000-21
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … the Town Law provides as follows: The town board of a town or the town boards of more than one town, and the board of trustees of an incorporated village or the boards of trustees of more than one incorporated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 2026
… to agencies regarding a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403(b) deductions in PayServ. Affected … OSC Payroll has made updates to the deduction priority for 403(b), Plan Type 47. Deductions will be withheld in the … to agencies regarding a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403b deductions in PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2026-new-deduction-priority-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax