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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Finds Properties in Forest Protection Program That Dont Qualify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… received the quantity and quality of goods or services from the vendor based on the agency’s expectations, which … receivers must enter receipts in SFS for purchases from preferred sources, centralized contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1401
… in the SFS. Background The State adopted a new COA in 2012 when it implemented the Statewide Financial System. OSC is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1401-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… execution of the state’s technology transformation, with little or no evidence that many basic planning steps were performed. As a result, OITS had little data to quantify or measure what benefits, if any, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Public Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State increased by 68,614 (14.5 percent) to 540,656, … the federal government, while SNA is largely funded by the State and the counties and comprises 74 percent of public … percent) from the prior year. FA expenditures in New York State increased by $67.4 million (12.3 percent) from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… future improper payments. United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York: Empire Plan Drug Rebates (2014-S-62) In accordance with its … manufacturer agreements utilized to obtain rebates for the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program did not meet or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… complies with the school safety planning requirements in the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. The audit covered the period July 1, … with the school safety planning requirements outlined in the Law and State and City Regulations. For example, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2016. Additionally, we … based on their utilization rates rather than on claimed food costs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. DFTA … were conducted at 40 of the 246 senior centers during the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2016. Additionally, DFTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… Purpose We examined more than $5,000 in select bonuses that Sunset LG Realty, LLC (Sunset) paid, and requested reimbursement for, in 2016 under contract … Sunset for approved bonuses and other compensation paid to Sunset employees. Key Findings We found Downstate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcOpinion 91-63
… interest in the building in which the store is located. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800, et seq .) … board's proceedings. Disclosure is not required under section 803 in the case of an interest in a contract which is … town to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. January 8, 1992 Michael G. Walsh, Esq., Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63DiNapoli: Audit Finds Additional $150,000 Stolen by Beekman Town Official
… the town’s American Express card for vacations and other family expenses. Knapp and two of his family members had credit cards that were directly billed to … the town’s bank account within 10 days, as required by law. DiNapoli made several recommendations to the town, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-additional-150000-stolen-beekman-town-officialDiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… P. DiNapoli. The former treasurer – Kristina Johnson – was arrested in November by New York State Police based on … by DiNapoli’s auditors and investigators. She was charged with one count of grand larceny in the second degree and two … has complete control over a municipality’s finances with little to no oversight. I would like to thank the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… in the 2019-20 state fiscal year (SFY), according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. A report issued by DiNapoli’s office in 2014 found that large … spent on the intended purposes in a timely manner. The report released today found that 14 funds had higher balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: 2020-21 Tax Revenues $3 Billion Over Projections
… than forecast by the state Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February (latest projections), and $6.8 billion higher than forecast in May 2020 (initial projections), according to the March … than forecast by the state Division of the Budget DOB in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-2020-21-tax-revenues-3-billion-over-projectionsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… the guilty plea of Terence Fitzpatrick, 53, of Monmouth County, New Jersey, to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class D felony, in Albany County Court. Fitzpatrick faces a maximum penalty of 2 and … the guilty plea of Terence Fitzpatrick 53 of Monmouth County New Jersey to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftGreenwood Lake Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-147-F)
… of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Greenwood Lake Union Free School District’s (District’s) progress, as of February 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Procurement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-audit-follow-2021m-147-fTown of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-37-F)
… Corporation’s (THLDC’s) progress, as of June 2025, in implementing our recommendation in the audit report Town of Hempstead Local Development … – Project Approval and Oversight (2021M-37), released in September 2021. The audit determined that the Board of … Development Corporations THLDCs progress as of June 2025 in implementing our recommendation in the audit report Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2025/09/26/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-audit-followMedicaid: Enrollment Growth, COVID-19 and the Future
Monthly enrollment in the Medicaid program has grown by about 5 percent per year since January 2007, and exceeded 7 million for the first time in February 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/medicaid-enrollment-growth-covid-19-and-the-future.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30) (90-Day Response)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30-response.pdfSales Tax Growth Strengthens for a Third Year: 2018 Collections Up 5.3 Percent
Local sales tax collections in New York State were $17.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous calendar year and the third consecutive year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdf