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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 170,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Report 2013-S-32 ). About the Program Our … August 25, 2014, examined whether Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Program) funds were being awarded and disbursed … 2019 and generally provides up to $125,000 per housing unit or a total of up to $2.4 million per project selected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/02/low-income-housing-trust-fund-program-followDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… between May 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018, she embezzled funds from the Town of Crawford that she had received as Town … that Roy stole in excess of $21,000, including by stealing funds that the Town was to receive from the rental of rooms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… determine how much fund balance should be maintained. As a result, the town maintained unreasonable fund balance levels, … revenues in the general and highway funds. As a result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased by … $735,000 as of December 31, 2020, or 69% of the 2021 fund appropriations. The board also did not establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsUnnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director
… Council on the Arts Executive Director Heather Hitchens for necessity, propriety and compliance with State law and … appointment took effect August 1, 2007 at an annual salary capped by law at $109,800. In the same month Ms. … and continued primarily as a means to circumvent the salary for the position set by State law and increase Ms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/26/unnecessary-and-potentially-illegal-consultant-contract-former-new-york-state-council-artsDiNapoli: Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Superintendent and Former Security System Specialist Arrested on Corruption Charges for Stealing School Funds
… of the entire school district community,” DA Rocah said. “We applaud the Office of the New York State Comptroller for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-greenburgh-graham-union-free-school-district-superintendent-and-former-security-systemDiNapoli: Former NYU Finance Director Pays Over $660,000 in Restitution for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
… at the expense of children with special needs and young English Language learners. She is now a convicted felon and … said. “I thank District Attorney Bragg for his partnership in the investigation and in bringing her to justice.” “Cindy Tappe has now been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-former-nyu-finance-director-pays-over-660000-restitution-role-multi-million-dollar-fraudDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… (DOB) in the most recent financial plan, according to the March State Cash Report released today by New York State … of nearly $3.2 billion in Medicaid provider payments from March to April, including $1.4 billion of state share …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24Former Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… Attorney Kirk Martin and the New York State Police for their partnership in ensuring justice is served in this … Attorney Martin, and our members. Public officials have a duty to act with integrity and transparency, and this case … Discretionary” or “ATM Withdrawal” in village records. When an outside consultant that was assisting the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… it stopped all pension payments and sought to reclaim the funds immediately. When Collins became aware of the effort to reclaim the funds, she withdrew the balance of $26,408.61 from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Arrested for Stealing Over $100K From Department
… $101,000 from the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department in Newark, New York. “William Storrs was elected fire chief … Office for their perseverance and dedicated work in exposing this fraud.” Investigators with DiNapoli’s office … Marbletown Fire Department with the New York State Police in 2024 to look into allegations of theft. They found Storrs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-arrested-stealing-over-100k-departmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… between $800,000 and $1 million of fund balance each year that was not used, resulting in an unrestricted fund … of operating deficits averaging approximately $47,000 per year. Operating deficits were covered in part by the general … 2014-15, the district appropriated $830,000 for the 2015-16 budget, but the district projects it will not be needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… limit, ranging from 6 percent to 7 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations during two of these years (2012-13 and … limit ranging from 5.5 to 7.6 percent of the ensuing year’s budget appropriations. During this same period, the … percent of the total budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Two of the reserves – unemployment insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsClinton County - Separation Payments (2018M-44)
… overpayments and take appropriate action to recover those funds and reimburse identified underpayments. County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/06/15/clinton-county-separation-payments-2018m-44Fort Ann Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-119)
… is in compliance with statutory limits and use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/fort-ann-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-119Town of Clarkson - Justice Court Operations (2018M-57)
… Determine whether the Justices provided adequate oversight to ensure receipts were collected, deposited, recorded, … tickets. As a result, 283 (23 percent) were not submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) scofflaw program or … record all funds collected. Enforce pending tickets and submit eligible tickets to the DMV scofflaw program. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/09/28/town-clarkson-justice-court-operations-2018m-57Town of Cornwall – Financial Condition (2014M-123)
… budgets with less dependence on using unrestricted funds to finance operations. Develop a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/01/town-cornwall-financial-condition-2014m-123Village of Belle Terre – Audit of Claims (2013M-87)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Village Board adequately audited … audit of claims before payments are authorized in order to ensure that Village funds are being spent efficiently. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/07/village-belle-terre-audit-claims-2013m-87Village of Palmyra - Financial Management (2019M-94)
… Annually audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports to ensure they are accurate. Village officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/08/16/village-palmyra-financial-management-2019m-94Windsor Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-130)
… Key Recommendations There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Windsor Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/windsor-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-130