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DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Attorney Buchanan, and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, she has been held … in 2005. She subsequently moved to Georgia to be close to family but died on Sept. 14, 2006. Minnie Smith’s … to deposit funds into the account until early 2021 when Minnie Smith’s death was discovered. A total of $264,699 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (Suffolk County) Although BOCES officials restricted user account access to the financial application, they did not adequately manage user account access to the network. As a result, BOCES had an … granting, changing and disabling nonstudent network user account access or regularly review the accounts to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 92-2
… DISTRICTS -- Taxes (authority to use general fire district funds to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving … -- Fire Districts (authority to use general fire district funds to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving … contract) TOWN LAW, §176(12),(27): General fire district funds may not be used to pay amounts due under a contract for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… general fund financial condition. Key Findings As of June 30, 2017 unrestricted fund balance exceeded the … that totaled about $5.3 million and did not use most of the debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Fire … in Erie County. The Fire Company, which has a five-member Board of Directors, provides fire protection to a portion of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245South Glens Falls Central School District - Fund Balance (2018M-90)
… fund balance ranged between 4.8 and 8.3 percent of the ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent … and accumulated enough funds to finance 46 years of related appropriations. We referred our report to OSC’s Division of Investigations. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-fund-balance-2018m-90East Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-247)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review whether the Department’s controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity … The East Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is located in the Village of East Aurora in Erie County. According to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/07/east-aurora-volunteer-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialFulton City School District – Non-Payroll Cash Disbursements (2017M-144)
… claims on the District’s behalf to electronically withdraw funds from a District bank account. Key Recommendation The Board should not allow TPAs to withdraw funds from the District’s bank account. The Treasurer should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/13/fulton-city-school-district-non-payroll-cash-disbursements-2017m-144Perry Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-118)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through February 24, 2017. Background The Perry Central School District is located in the Towns of Perry, Castile, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/perry-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-118Schalmont Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2018M-15)
… fund, close completed projects and transfer any excess funds to the appropriate fund in a timely manner. … Schalmont …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/13/schalmont-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2018m-15Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-13-13)
… the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general and water funds as of May 31, 2005. Local Finance Law requires all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/24/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-13-13Town of Phelps – Financial Management (2015M-70)
… practices. Although the District has four reserve funds, the purpose and funding levels of the reserves have … This plan should address the use of unexpended surplus funds and the necessity and funding of reserves. The plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-phelps-financial-management-2015m-70Ballston Spa Public Library – Donations and Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-101)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s internal controls … the State in 1893. The Library is located in the Village of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, and is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/21/ballston-spa-public-library-donations-and-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015mNewfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… of annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations and overstating appropriations … fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $8.1 million to $9 million, or 26 to 28 percentage points, which exceeded the 4 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Town of Horseheads – Financial Management (2015M-211)
… 30, 2015. Background The Town of Horseheads is located in Chemung County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/11/town-horseheads-financial-management-2015m-211Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund … balance to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Alexander Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-227)
… by an elected five-member Board of Education. General fund appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total $17 … and appropriated an average of approximately $670,000 in fund balance annually, which was not needed to fund operations due to operating surpluses. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/alexander-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-227Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Cash Management (2023M-40)
… Education’s (Board’s) investment policy. Invest available funds throughout the audit period in an authorized … Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and ensure available funds are invested in legally permissible investments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/02/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-cash-management