State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued.
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DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) costs for individuals who no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that inadequate oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) over a period of more than six years resulted in over $700 million in overpayments for ineligible members and $2.8 billion for minimal services for eligible members.
DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Posts 9.5% Annual Investment Return
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 9.51% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022. The return on investments increased the Fund’s value to $272.1 billion.
State Contract and Payment Actions in June
In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,449 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.5 billion and more than 3.3 million payments worth nearly $13.2 billion. The office rejected 128 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.4 billion and more than 4,900 payments valued at nearly $11.5 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued.
DiNapoli Statement on the MTA's July Financial Plan
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s July Financial Plan.
DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
The latest in State Comptroller DiNapoli’s series of audits of health and safety in schools finds that, in the face of a mental health crisis among youth, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) can do more to ensure that public school students receive the supports and services that they need and that are supposed to be available.
DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
Local sales tax collections in New York state totaled more than $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (April-June), an increase of 12.2% or nearly $604 million compared to the same quarter last year, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
DiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Daniel B. Brubaker, Postal Inspector in Charge, Postal Service Inspection Service, New York Division, announced the arrest of BAKARE DOUKOURE, SANNEH TUNKARA, and LASSANA SYLLA on mail fraud and identity theft charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. TUNKARA was arrested on July 19, 2022 and presented before the Hon. Andrew E.