State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
New York State's Medicaid system made as much as $12.1 million in inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. By the end of audit fieldwork, about $2.1 million of the overpayments were recovered.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Downstate) consultant, Pitts Management Associates, Inc. (PMA), charged Downstate $83,156 in questionable travel and lodging expenses, exceeding the conditions of the contract, including pricey rooms at the Carlyle Hotel and a “team dinner” that included cocktails, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Local sales tax collections across New York state only grew 1.7 percent in the first six months of 2016, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, growth slowed from 2.6 percent in the first quarter to 0.8 percent in the second quarter.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
New York City ended its 2016 fiscal year on June 30 with an estimated surplus of $4 billion, but needs to be cautious with budgeting going forward amid slowing economic growth and tax collections, according to a report on the city’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The state Department of Health (DOH) has never put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license plates and a license application check-off box to support New York’s organ donation campaign, according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The campaign, known as the Life Pass It On Trust Fund, had a balance of more than $1 million in December 2015 and has not been used by DOH since its inception over a decade ago.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) made errors and overrode applicant scores when it distributed low-cost power to companies, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found NYPA overstated the number of jobs retained under the ReCharge NY program by nearly 30,000 in public reporting.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Cohocton Town Clerk Sandra Riley. She was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, after an audit and investigation by DiNapoli’s office uncovered the misappropriation of more than $36,000 in public funds.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.