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DiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… candidate Albert Alvarez pleaded guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A … Alvarez knowingly accepted straw donations orchestrated by George Gonzalez and Anna Mendez, two employees of a Bronx … of Investigations, his scheme was exposed and he is being held accountable. I thank Attorney General James and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… before they were hired and had policies and procedures in place to ensure that nurses are routinely monitored once … and Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the nation, is a network of 22 facilities, including 11 … after hire. Key Findings Of the 200 direct hire nurses in our sample, 41 (21 percent) had not been fingerprinted. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1528
… To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … retirement plan or An active participant for any part of 2016 in an annuity account described in IRC Section 403(b) – applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. *IRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1528-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1441
… considered covered by that plan. Therefore, most rehired retirees receiving benefits from a retirement system of the … Agency Actions OSC is unable to identify: Pre-PayServ retirees of the State of New York or Employees who retired … Education Department agencies must carefully review the payroll records of rehired retirees to confirm that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1441-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… nine employees did not always record their hours worked or not worked, which resulted in leave balances which may be … did not maintain appropriate IT asset inventory records or establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. … able to process paychecks, vendor payments, student grades or state aid claims. Silver Creek Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… 24 Union Free School District – New Employees’ Paperwork (Nassau County) Auditors examined files for all 37 new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… alternative sites or options prior to entering into a 17.5 year lease for office space with a private developer. As a … of Motor Vehicles that went undetected for over a year due to lax controls and oversight. For access to state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… decision points have become increasingly common in the last decade, making federal spending and debt front-page news. In contrast, state and local finances, and particularly debt, … Many states, including New York, have debt limits in place on state bonds. However, the structure and efficacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… Citizens United, investors have been left in the dark on how and where corporate dollars are spent on political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-59
… percentage of time worked for part-time employees paid on a bi-weekly basis. This change in procedure will enable … of time worked, if less than 100%, on the Job Data 2 panel by inserting a new row using the Action of Data Change and … If a BIW employee is currently active, and a pay change is being reported that also represents a change in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-59-suny-part-time-employees-paid-bi-weekly-basisOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report 2021-S-19 ). About the Program Every year in the United … and in the case of lithium-ion batteries can ignite and start fires at various points in the waste stream. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-followDiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with assets of … than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. It has consistently been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… addition, the clerk was paid for 482 hours of leave valued at $8,235 that she had not earned and was not entitled to. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Oversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying pests and are a fire hazard with the potential for devastating … tire sites and whether waste tire fee collections are being used consistent with the purposes defined in the Law. … Of the 187 non-compliant waste tire sites identified by DEC, nearly 44 million tires (99 percent) were abated at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followManagement of Invasive Species
… the harmful effects of invasive species populations in New York State. The audit covers the period April 1, 2017 … program; warning signage at public boat launches) and is responsible for implementing and maintaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/23/management-invasive-speciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Town of Guilford – Budgeting (Chenango County) The board did not … Actual revenues exceeded estimated revenues by an average of $210,000 (42%) in the general fund and $180,000 (17%) in … The board adopted budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected operating deficits in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Complaint Processing
… CCRB investigators make recommendations to CCRB’s Board on how each allegation should be resolved, the Board decides the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingState Agencies Bulletin No. 422.3
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the new process for requesting direct deposit delete or reversal through … will be transferred to the Payroll Reversal and Exchange team for processing. If the funds are not successfully … their OSC Auditor and the Payroll Reversal and Exchange Team to identify the other options for recovery. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4223-new-process-request-direct-deposit-delete-or-reversalAddiction Support Services During Emergencies (Follow-Up)
… 730,000 individuals per year. Programs are certified for a specified period that can be between 6 months and 3 years, … in Disasters System (eFINDS), an application managed by the Department of Health that uses barcoded wristbands to track in real time the location of individuals being cared for in facilities and on-duty staff when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies-follow