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Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up) (2021-F-13)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Report 2017-N-8).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f13.pdfTuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation – Collections and Disbursements and Adherence to Bylaws (2021M-187)
Determine whether collections and disbursements were in accordance with the sewer agreements and whether the Tuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation (TFLDC) Board of Directors (Board) adhered to its bylaws.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/tuxedo-farms-ldc-2021-187.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up) (2017-F-2)
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f2.pdfLocal Sales Tax Growth Strong in First Quarter of 2020 Prior to Global Pandemic
New York State local sales tax collections in the first quarter (January-March) of 2020 totaled $4.4 billion.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-growth-strong-first-quarter-2020-prior-to-global-pandemic.pdfMedicaid Program - Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers (Follow-Up) (2019-F-2) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations made in our initial audit report, Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Prov
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-19f2-response.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collection Growth Slows to 3 Percent in 2014; Slowest Growth Since 2009
Local Sales Tax Collection Growth Slows to 3 Percent in 2014; Slowest Growth Since 2009
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0215_0.pdfMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (2017-S-36)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers who submitted Part B cost-sharing claims directly to eMedNY.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s36.pdfMedicaid Program - Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (2016-S-54) 90-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid inappropriately paid for recipients’ Medicare Part C cost-sharing liabilities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s54-response.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… related to Will's theft of approximately $30,000 in public campaign funds and state grant money. The jury found Wills … Wills used $21,000 in State grant funds for personal and political expenses. The $21,000 was part of a $33,000 grant … used approximately $21,000 of the funds for personal and political expenses, including at Nordstrom and Home Depot. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress . DiNapoli’s office evaluated and scored 539 … 15 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” Last year, a total of 15 villages from this group were listed in fiscal stress. “Although the number of fiscally stressed villages is small, these communities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper payments for claims in violation of federal and State requirements related to ordering, … The New York State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to those who are economically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan, and … accountable.” “Theft from government benefits programs is a common crime that regrettably often follows the death of … of $194,351 in Social Security funds,” Ennis said. “I thank the New York State Comptroller’s Office for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… We also found: The Supervisor did not provide the Board with accurate financial reports and did not record deposits … $874 in the accounting records. She recorded one deposit for $25,000 twice. The required 2016 through 2019 annual financial reports were not filed with the Office of State Comptroller, as required. As of May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36DiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… FY 2022 by prepaying expenses, such as debt service. Those funds would more than offset unplanned expenses in FY 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… funding between 2005 and 2012 — money that was intended for special needs students between ages three to five. Island … Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit company that is now defunct, was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far … and support your for-profit camps is reprehensible. I thank District Attorney Brown for partnering with my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
… the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act (Act), and is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements of the … determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is ensuring applicable entities are complying with the 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… economic development, business investment and job creation in New York. The Public Authorities Law (PAL) requires it to publish, at least annually, a report … published a detailed report on its real estate portfolio in December 2022 after the current audit began. Before that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowOpinion 91-30
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(2): A town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county contracts and … county contract. You ask whether a town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen | 中文 Highlights Brooklyn has the largest population of the five boroughs with … last decade (9.1 percent). Private sector employment in Brooklyn grew by 47.5 percent from 2010 to 2019, faster than citywide (28.7 percent). Leisure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklyn