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Town of Pawling – Procurement (2021M-17)

… Determine whether Town of Pawling (Town) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Town officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services. … of the 10 professional services tested. Competitively bid for sanitation services totaling $186,821. Key …

Charter School for Applied Technologies - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-60)

… student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported. Key Findings Appropriate proof of residency was not on file for 34 of the 60 students in our audit sample (57 percent). The … student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported …

Selected Management and Operations Practices

… available documentation fully supported energy savings for only 11 of the 21 projects. Savings for seven projects were only partially supported, and savings for the remaining three …

DiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes

… information, according to  an audit  issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … grades moving forward, which includes:  Implementing new policies that outline procedures and requirements for … information on 50,000 state contracts, visit  Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …

DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights

… at the end of the day it's just one company and there's a lot of work to do to ensure freedom from discrimination," …

Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… based on the difference in the number of hours claimed versus payroll, calculated the recommended disallowance of … and food items that were not age appropriate (such as club soda and coffee creamer). In addition, some of the costs …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit report, Empire BlueCross … documentation for payments which predate a certain point in time.  However, we obtained cost data for 11 of the … To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit reportNew York State Health Insurance P …

DiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths

… The New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and morbidity rates … The New York State Department of Health DOH needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and morbidity rates decline …

Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)

… Arthur Bruckner (Lawrence’s father); Allan Lebovitz; and Robert Thaler. From January 1, 2007 through June 8, 2011, …

Former Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds

… U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, pleaded guilty before … covered Geer’s SRO duties was approximately $6,866.84. “Joseph Geer was entrusted by the people of his community to … “As the Chief of Police for the Avon Police Department, Joseph Geer knew that his behavior was wrong,” said U.S. …

Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)

… we reviewed, we identified 66 components (6 percent) where Town officials could consider taking additional steps … at the Town Hall, such as at least one van accessible parking space and an accessible route with openings in the … no larger than one half inch. 11 components at the Airport, such as accessible parking spaces with marked access …

DiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion

… quarter based on solid performance in domestic and global equities markets," DiNapoli said. “Our goal is always to grow … percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 16.9 percent in non-U.S. and global equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are …

DiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor

… Thomas P. DiNapoli today rejected a state Department of Transportation (DOT) contract with Whitestone, N.Y.-based Limnes Corp. for $4.7 million for painting bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties citing its ties to two companies debarred by the state for prevailing wage …

DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program

… temporary or seasonal employment in the agricultural or fishing industries. Annually, about 5,400 migrant children …

DiNapoli: 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 … first degree, both felonies. Guyette admitted to altering court records so she could pocket the public funds from 2009 … Guyette recorded receipts for $115,045 in the Justice Court’s computerized database, but failed to send the money …

DiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today launched a new online tool to monitor emergency spending related to … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today launched a new online tool to monitor emergency spending …

DiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that former Family Service Society (FSS) Chief Operating Officer Jennifer … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced that former Family Service Society FSS Chief Operating Officer Jennifer …

Compliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (Follow-Up)

… Levels (Report 2019-S-6 ). About the Program The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) …

XIII.10 Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of $240,000

… thanks to the New York State Police and to Cortland County DA Perfetti for partnering with us to uncover his … portion of what we would have been able to prove at trial. I hope that this case serves as a reminder to those …