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DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that ExxonMobil has, at long last, met the New York State Common Retirement Fund's request that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsState Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.
… Purpose Our Office examined payments the State Education Department (SED) made under contracts … under the terms of the contracts. Background Tough Man is a not-for-profit corporation formed to sponsor community … triathlons. Key Findings SED did not request, and there is a material risk Tough Man did not maintain, sufficient, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/01/state-education-department-examination-payments-tough-man-incDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… /www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093019/sga-2019-18s22.pdf During the course of their work, auditors also sought …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (Manual) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and … the CFR were higher than the total hours worked on the ADP payroll. We obtained the payroll system’s employee total hours report for the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments … the Department pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion
… the state’s Fiscal Year 2014 on March 31 with a value of $176.8 billion. The net growth in the value of the fund reflects earnings over the quarter, offset by … in order to protect and preserve the retirement security of New York’s public workforce, but our investment staff also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-nys-common-retirement-fund-rises-estimated-1807-billionVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… in which she pocketed taxpayer funds over a five-year period. As part of her plea agreement, Bailey must pay … village’s real property tax levy during the 2011-12 fiscal year and 66 percent of the levy in 2012-13; Altered village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… Support Services (METS) programs whose staff are charged with delivering individualized academic and advocacy services … information between METS and school districts. SED agreed with the recommendations and indicated steps it will take to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… Former Potsdam Justice Court clerk Mary Jo Guyette was sentenced today in a $117,120 … case uncovered in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Guyette, 44, was … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitutionDiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers
… State agencies have spent $316.2 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 on resources for asylum seekers through … 30. New York City’s estimated total spending from Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and FY 2024 through Sept. 30 is $1.89 billion. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-tracks-state-and-city-spending-related-asylum-seekersDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… selected 1,155 IT assets to confirm they were inventoried in school districts’ records and selected 945 of these to see … Auditors found 15% of the sampled assets were not included in the districts’ inventories. From the inventory records … damaged. Auditors found computers and other items stored in unlocked rooms, hallways or in areas at risk of, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Group, Penn Entertainment, SoFi Technologies, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group, and Zoom Video Communications , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… through June 8, 2011, Medicaid paid about $6.9 million for services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the … also found that the dentists routinely certified claims for services that were purportedly provided by another … our findings to the State Attorney General’s Office for further investigation. In August 2012, Lawrence Bruckner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit … employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The … the Plan. The Long Island Health Network (Health Network) is comprised of ten hospitals, including John T. Mather …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/empire-bluecross-blueshield-payments-john-t-mather-memorial-hospital-followDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… programs receiving property tax exemptions of up to 80% for which they may be ineligible, according to an audit by … P. DiNapoli. “New York state offers a property tax break for landowners who commit to protect their private forest … submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to promote healthy forests and increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesDiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records
… today pleaded guilty to manipulating the organization’s payroll system to defraud the organization of over $5,500. Thurber altered the payroll system to increase her paid time off and lower her … to properly charge 42.25 paid time off hours within the payroll system. Thurber, who was employed by FSS for more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-former-non-profit-executive-pleads-guilty-falsifying-business-recordsDiNapoli Releases Industry Sector Dashboards to Track NYC Economic Recovery
… the launch of new online dashboards to track data for key industry sectors in New York City on a regular basis, … of the pandemic on those sectors. The tools offer details for each sector, including employment and salary data. It also provides information on how each of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-releases-industry-sector-dashboards-track-nyc-economic-recoveryDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… it easier for the city to afford new services and to balance the budget. Still, some sectors have lost jobs in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… announced James “Jay” Spina was sentenced in federal court for running a large-scale health care insurance fraud scheme. … systematically double-billed insurers, charged for services never rendered, created shell companies and … of dollars,” DiNapoli said. “This type of fraud harms all New Yorkers and contributes to higher health care costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudNYC Surplus Projected to Reach $550 Million in FY 2020
… personal and business income tax collections during the first four months of the year, according to a report released … by 26 percent in 2019, profits were up 10 percent in the first three quarters of the year. Stronger Wall Street …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/nyc-surplus-projected-reach-550-million-fy-2020