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DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
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
… disorders. Within MMC and HARP is the Integrated Benefits for Dually Eligible Enrollees Program (IB-Dual), which became … IB-Dual offers a special (lower) MMC and HARP premium rate for certain Medicaid recipients who enroll in Medicare and do … in MMC or HARP who enroll in Medicare but are not eligible for IB-Dual should be disenrolled from MMC and HARP and moved …
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
… by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … testimony to the commission because New Yorkers deserve change. But I urge the commission to focus on the urgent … our state finally opens up the political process. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
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
… billed as inpatient services for recipients enrolled in managed care. The audit covered the period from July 2019 … & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines outpatient care provided in a hospital as care that a patient receives, typically in the emergency department or observation room, without …
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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following … Trusts public policy foundation ranked the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the fourth best-funded retirement system …
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
… or towns and village or villages a joint fire district for the purposes hereinafter stated and in the manner … town or towns. This language suggests that, in order for a village to be included within a joint fire district, … 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 2026
… a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403(b) deductions in PayServ. Affected Employees Employees … made updates to the deduction priority for 403(b), Plan Type 47. Deductions will be withheld in the following priority: Before Tax SRA/TDA, Plan Type 46 Before Tax Deferred Compensation Plan, Plan Type 49 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2026-new-deduction-priority-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-taxDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… With a budget deadline soon approaching, more than a third of the Executive’s proposed nearly $7 billion gap-closing … year, and a $181.5 million reduction in spending for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, partly reflecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetVII.10.F Cash Advance Reconciliations and Annual Confirmation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… > Query > Query Viewer 'VENDOR ID’ – Leave blank to return all advances for your agency’s GLBU 'BUSINESS UNIT’ - Agency … confirmed 'ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION’ – Leave blank to return all advance types The query results must be sorted and … The form preparer will be contacted for the resolution of all discrepancies. BSAO may also request additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10f-cash-advance-reconciliations-and-annual-confirmationState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… titles who were previously in Bargaining Unit 01, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent … certified Council 82 as the bargaining representative for State employees in the titles listed above. A new bargaining … titles who were previously in Bargaining Unit 01 New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitOpinion 89-51
… AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL … -- Fire Protection Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL … district, must specify a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered under the contract. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Town of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue Town officials raised in their response. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)
… looking to meet their MWBE participation goal. Apply Online on the Empire State Development website. Do Business with New York State New York State offers many online resources to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprises-mwbesDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies, with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022, … owed $1.8 billion with customers from New York City and Long Island comprising 60% of those in arrears and 68% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… workplaces that can benefit from employing the millions of talented people with disabilities who remain … and innovation,” said Comptroller DiNapoli, Trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund . “We want to … cancer survivor, amputee and Board Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) . "This new, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli Urges Parents to Open a College Savings Account for Their Children
… New York State’s 529 College Saving Program has helped New York residents pay for more than $230 million in college-related expenses in 2014, New York State … ones to take advantage of this opportunity and open an account today. Saving for college now can make a significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-urges-parents-open-college-savings-account-their-childrenTown of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-221-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2020 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Dayton’s (Town) … reporting. Background The Town is located in Cattaraugus County. The Town is governed by an elected Town Board (Board) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-221-fDiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examined … professional shortages in 16 rural counties in New York state and found alarming shortfalls in primary care, … having no pediatricians or OBGYN doctors at all. The shortage of mental health practitioners in New York’s rural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionals