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The Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… pain of the pandemic is a dramatic increase in identity theft during the past year. More than 67,000 complaints of identity theft were reported in New York State during 2020, … credit cards, bank accounts, business or personal loans, government benefits or other types of transactions, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftAmended Complaint for Wynn Resorts Lawsuit
Amended complaint in legal action against Wynn Resorts Board of Directors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/wynn-complaint-amended-180323.pdfMedicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… renal disease who were eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicare. The audit covered the period January 1, 2010 … Medicaid recipients with ESRD and helped guide them on how to apply for and enroll in Medicare. In response to our … age 65 who meet ESRD Medicare eligibility requirements who do not apply for Medicare. We requested that SSA issue a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseOpinion 99-5
… Brind, Counsel, State Education Department, in support of Senate Bill No. 1500; emphasis added). Thus, it appears that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5Opinion 89-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES … of the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6SUNY Bulletin No. SU-231
… Tax Deferred Annuity ED TDA Copeland Locked_Query_083 (EE annuity contrib while on WC) has been developed in the PS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-231-suspension-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plans-employeesDiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… pandemic rapidly depleted the New York State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, resulting in the state borrowing from the federal government to pay claims. State UI tax rates have already risen to the … debt to repay the outstanding balance. Report Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Ahead Track state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-governmentHousing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2011-N-3 ). Background Our initial report, issued on June 6, 2012, found that, although the New York State Legislature had extended the right of preference for … with non-veterans even though veterans had been identified on their waiting lists. NYC HPD approved many of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followDiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case
… the total funds that White illegally stole from the state pension system. White’s mother was a pensioner, vested in the … mother retired in 2000, she elected to receive her pension benefits in full until her death. When White’s mother died in … to NYSLRS and pension benefits continued to be made to an account that White jointly held with her mother. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-caseOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… and the environment. They provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying pests and are a fire hazard with the potential for devastating consequences. In 2003, the Waste Tire … waste tire stockpiles. Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2020, DEC received approximately $192 million in fees. DEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… high-need districts did so. DiNapoli’s office also found, based on individual calculations, 363 school districts could … us/localgov/pubs/research/snapshot/schooldistricttaxcap0215.pdf For a district-by-district breakdown of tax levy data, download the Excel file here: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capOpinion 88-53
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … salary base for the computation of retirement shall in no event include any of the following...(3) any additional … date of section 431, it is our opinion that there is no such obstacle. Pursuant to Article 5, §7 of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli: Contractor Sentenced in Federal Court for Defrauding State of Over $360,000
… to federal fraud charges earlier this year, as a result of a joint investigation by New York State Comptroller Thomas … to a year and one day in prison and ordered to pay a total of $721,112 in restitution and criminal forfeiture. “Joseph … for cancer and used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle of world traveling and gambling,” DiNapoli said. “This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-contractor-sentenced-federal-court-defrauding-state-over-360000Medicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health has taken sufficient steps to safeguard Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a … use disorder treatment information among different health care providers is expected to continue. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programFarmland Protection Program
… as the pressure to convert farmland to other uses like solar farms or residential homes. Solar energy projects may offer more lucrative incentives to landowners, making solar development a potentially attractive option to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programDiNapoli: Farms Generated $5.7 Billion for New York Economy
… generated $5.7 billion in revenue in 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Agriculture is an essential part of New York’s economy,” DiNapoli said. “Farms generate … for beer. New York is the third largest producer of wine, with its wineries producing nearly 32 million gallons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-farms-generated-57-billion-new-york-economyStarpoint Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-101-F)
… purpose of our review was to assess the Starpoint Central School District’s (District’s) progress, as of May 2025, in … our recommendations in the audit report Starpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User … purpose of our review was to assess the Starpoint Central School Districts Districts progress as of May 2025 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/05/starpoint-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-101-fSelected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… referred to as the Agencies.) The administrative arm is known as MTA Headquarters. The MTA is required under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followForms
… and sending them through the mail—save time and sign in to Retirement Online . You’ll get instant access to your … retirement account information and a convenient, secure way to conduct business with NYSLRS. When you use Retirement … your current NYSLRS membership out of ERS or PFRS, to another public retirement system in New York State. Certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/formsDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… to spend your gift cards to avoid possible inactivity fees or having the money turned over to my office as lost funds.” … monthly service fee against the balance prior to two years or the 25 th month of inactivity. Beginning in December … rebates to disclose whether they will be issued in the form of a gift card and whether any fees will apply to those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards