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DiNapoli: Investors Expand Corporate Disclosure of Political Spending
… Fund filed shareholder proposals seeking disclosure from 29 companies in which it has investments of more than … This year the Fund withdrew its shareholder proposal from Comcast, Peabody Energy and CF Industries after the … by the Fund. DiNapoli’s proposal received strong support from fellow shareholders at several other companies, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-investors-expand-corporate-disclosure-political-spendingMedicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… the Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in … in Medicaid managed care. The audit covered the period from October 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014. We found that the … concluded the Department did not seek rebates on drugs from all categories of Medicaid services. We recommended that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care-followDiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… transfers the responsibility of eight oil spill cleanups from taxpayers to the spiller, where it belongs,” said … designed to help protect our families and our communities from the consequences of oil spills, because New Yorkers … losses when the spiller will not and to seek reimbursement from spillers for oil spill cleanup costs. The fund was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… that DOT implemented each of the four recommendations from the initial report. Department of Transportation: Review … DOT implemented each of the five recommendations from the initial report. Tuition Assistance Program: DeVry … or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, from a U.S. high school. The two other students had completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsAllocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… 30 SUNY campuses. The Research Foundation derives income from sponsored program activities, investments, inventions … ended June 30, 2013 totaled about $1.07 billion, mostly from sponsored grants and contracts. The Research … the campuses. The central office derives operating revenue from the assessments it charges the campuses and SUNY System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… and Local Retirement System." "Stealing pension benefits from a deceased family member is not a victimless crime, nor … who attempt to undermine the Retirement System and steal from living, retired New Yorkers who depend it." According to … were mailed to each month, admitted that he enlisted help from four associates to cash 19 pension checks after Sandra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… the village health insurance premiums and stealing from her other employer Cadmus Lifesharing Association, a … out of Massachusetts. The joint investigation found that from April 2017 to August 2018, Henry used her position to … waive the cost to herself. She was employed by the village from late 2012 until she resigned in August of 2018. Henry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… see where the palm oil used in hundreds of products comes from, but often it’s harvested in ways that destroy … new policy protects the company and its shareholders from reputational harm associated with environmental destruction." Harvesting palm oil from unsustainable sources has been linked to deforestation — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… made 38 credit card purchases during the audit period that required prior approval because they were in excess of $500. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2002
… unpaid leave of absence unless the employee is no longer required or able to care for a DHSES canine. The stipend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2002-annual-stipend-canine-handlers-represented-public-employees-federationOpinion 89-5
… manner dependant upon the number of entries that may be required to be made in the clerk's records. It is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - SSP Payments Made to Deceased Individuals
… OTDA obtains information about recipients’ deaths from a variety of sources including the Social Security … Administration (SSA), caseworkers assigned to recipients from other OTDA supervised benefit programs, and recipients’ … totaling approximately $42,000 to 78 individuals who died from 1 to more than 16 years prior to their last SSP payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-deceased-individualsCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-15-14)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year … are reasonable. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt totaling $12,000,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general, water, sewer and risk retention funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/08/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-15-14Operational Advisory No. 2
… 28, 2014 Credit Memos Credit memos submitted for approval from April 1 to March 31, which are unapproved and remain on … rules: ROA vouchers that are submitted for approval from April 1 to March 20, without a corresponding deposit to … Reports ROA vouchers that are submitted for approval from April 1 to March 31, which cannot be approved because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/2-sfs-transaction-deadlinesDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… customers statewide owed $1.8 billion with customers from New York City and Long Island comprising 60% of those in … grew to $1.8 billion, an increase of close to $1 billion from March 2020. The average amount customers owed over this period doubled from $768 in March 2020 to $1,467 in March 2022. “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicTown of Clare – Fiscal Stress (2013M-317)
… led to a significant reduction in the Town’s fund balances from the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2012. Fund balance in the general fund declined 79 percent (from $38,912 to $8,331), and the highway fund balance declined 89 percent (from $38,139 to $4,236), during this period. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/04/town-clare-fiscal-stress-2013m-317State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor’s Proposed Executive Budget
… than projected city revenues and additional savings from the Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG). “While the … as outyear budget gaps have grown and projected savings from the PEG will not be enough to offset these new costs. … needed but federal funds are not there and greater clarity from the federal government is needed to manage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-proposed-executive-budgetTown of Otto – Town Clerk and Tax Collector (2012M-214)
… prevented us from verifying if she paid $970 of her own taxes, and the Clerk backdated tax collections to avoid … reports, tax stubs and escrow lists. Impose penalties on taxpayers making payment after the penalty free period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/18/town-otto-town-clerk-and-tax-collector-2012m-214Taxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… State Tax Collections Declined in SFY 2022-23 from $121.1 Billion to $111.7 Billion In SFY 2022-23, … of the suspension of sales and excise taxes on motor fuel from June 1 to December 31, 2022. The Pass-Through Entity Tax … $1,000 of personal income in fiscal year 2022, an increase from $372 in 2021. … In SFY 202223 reported New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)
… of previous overpayments due and owing to the Department from New York State employees. We reviewed pertinent … identify an additional $336,845 in potential recoveries from State employees hired during 2018. Key Recommendations. … Recoup outstanding overpayments and monetary assessments from claimants identified in this report, as appropriate. Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2018-december-31-2018