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DiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… should still ask whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. DiNapoli said New Yorkers should use their gift … with the retailers. By registering their cards, owners can be identified which improves the opportunity of finding … all of the fees, which may reduce the value of the card if it isn't used." Under the federal Credit Card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial trouble, but a report … failed to monitor PMA's $34 million contracts and did not get what it paid for," DiNapoli said. "When my office is … DiNapoli's office. The contract failed to clearly define how PMA would measure savings or delineate its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantBuffalo Business Delivers $9 Million Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
AccuMED a manufacturer located in Buffalo has generated an estimated $9 million investment gain for the New York State Common Retirement Fund New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/buffalo-business-delivers-9-million-investment-gain-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Investment in Rochester Company Returns $6.7 Million to State Pension Fund
… 5LINX, a telecommunications company located in Rochester, has generated an estimated $6.7 … 5LINX has operations in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of telecommunications and other … direct sales company in the world by Direct Selling News. For more information on the program, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-investment-rochester-company-returns-67-million-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … were no written procedures that provided direction on how to record and maintain the data. Further, the data was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… and Duke Energy Corp. Letters were sent to: Phillips 66 Co. Xcel Energy Inc. Valero Energy Corp. Martin Marietta … addition, DiNapoli uses the Fund's voice and shareholder voting power to protect investments by calling on companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsDiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… that three major U.S. energy companies have agreed to detail how they will be impacted by the global effort to achieve the … face, to report on and reduce their GHG emissions, and to acknowledge their business opportunities and risks in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsTown of Porter – Sewer Billings to Fort Niagara State Park (2017M-162)
… for in the 1970 contract and consult with the Town attorney to identify the appropriate manner to address any … Review the terms of the 1970 contract with the Town attorney and revisit terms with Parks, if appropriate. … Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-porter-sewer-billings-fort-niagara-state-park-2017m-162DiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… fund dollars into New York companies and it is paying off for the companies and for the state pension fund, which made … instruments and has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. Over the past 20 years, 82 percent of the cost of benefit payments has been funded by investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… in disrepair, a partially submerged golf cart in a course pond, and downed trees. Monroe County also failed to enforce … For a copy of the report visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/counties/2014/monroe.pdf For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies that place foster children are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those … for the care provided to foster children. The city spends more than $500 million annually for foster care services. … notes (21 percent) for the period thereafter were entered more than 15 days late. Using the 30-day recording period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Admit to Stealing $22,000 of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… against them to repay the stolen funds. Those who try to scam the retirement system will be held accountable. I thank … thefts.” “This is another instance where people trying to scam the system have gotten caught taking money from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-admit-stealing-22000-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment
… The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted by the New York State Legislature in 2007 to deal … who are at or near their anticipated release from parole or confinement. The Act applies to offenders who have … alerts of potentially high-risk respondent behavior was at times overly general and vague. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/17/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatmentDiNapoli: Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $10,000 in Fines
… the Office of the State Comptroller and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department found she misappropriated more than $10,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-10000-finesDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… that might render facilities uninhabitable. While it is good that the state has made progress in improving … state and found that 13 only recently became aware of the legal requirement to perform six-month inspections – a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… New York’s 107 local Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) reported … of the 60 new clean energy projects were approved in 2021. North Country IDAs reported 30 clean energy projects in 2021, … Town of Concord IDA, Town of Corinth IDA and City of Mount Vernon IDA – did not submit their data in time for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… during the year, the price of those goods continued to rise, sustaining high year-over-year growth in collections. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - Dashboard
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-dashboardDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State … provide auditors with a breakdown by name of the nursing home residents who died from COVID-19, and the actual number … Previous reports issued by DiNapoli’s auditors have taken issue with the department for setting minimum standards for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agency