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Town of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… estimated revenues of $1.5 million in the general fund from the sale of Town property. Revenue from the sale of property is non-recurring (one-shot) revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… Based on what I’ve seen in these last four months and from what I heard today from her State of the State, I’m confident Governor Hochul …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-address2019 Annual Audit
… more than 580,000 claims totaling nearly $732 million from its four special funds in 2019 - the Uninsured Employers … for Reopened Cases. The Board completed its transition from its Financial Management Information System to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/19/2019-annual-auditState Agencies Bulletin No. 151
… stub. If the refund is processed using a deduction code from which current deductions are being taken, the refund … If the refund is processed using a deduction code from which deductions are not currently being taken, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/151-dues-and-agency-shop-refundsTown of Sardinia – Tax Relief Rebate Program (2014M-189)
… a tax relief rebate program without a special act from the State Legislature. The Supervisor reviewed and … Key Recommendations Consider seeking special legislation from the State Legislature to validate the local law and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/14/town-sardinia-tax-relief-rebate-program-2014m-189Local Road Conditions in New York State
… in New York State – a percentage that varies quite a bit from place to place, with many rural towns (and one entire … to federally fundable local roads, it prevents citizens from drawing conclusions about the effectiveness of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-road-conditions-new-york-stateLyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… by an annual average of $918,000 (12 percent) from 2020-21 through 2022-23. Appropriated fund balance to … surplus fund balance during the same period ranging from 16 to 19 percent of the upcoming year’s budget, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of N.J. Man Implicated in Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… for the alleged theft of $78,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement … Sullivan was a New York State pensioner, who retired from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. He died in … concealed the death of his godfather to steal $78,000 from the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-nj-man-implicated-theft-78000-new-york-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of more than $800,000 over the last two fiscal years from school districts of residence. Parishville-Hopkinton … district reported unrestricted fund balance that ranged from 0.1 percent to 2.4 percent of the ensuing years … district’s recalculated unrestricted fund balance ranged from 7.9 to 11 percent. Pavilion Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Former Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… arising out of his embezzlement of more than $1.1 million from the PFD. According to documents filed in court, MELIN, a chiropractor, was elected treasurer of the PFD in 2013. From in or about December 2013 to in or about October 2015, … fact that Albert Melin was able to embezzle $1.1 million from the Patterson Fire Department is a compelling reminder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… tribunals to divert such high-volume non-criminal cases from the court system and free the courts to concentrate … Department reported over $341 million in revenue collected from the TVBs, including about $147 million generated from traffic ticket surcharges. Key Findings With the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesTuition Assistance Program – DeVry College
… or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, from a U.S. high school. The two other students had completed online study from a private school located in another state. Additional … should recover $758,293 plus applicable interest, from DeVry. The State Education Department and the Higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/tuition-assistance-program-devry-collegeProcessing of Paper Tax Returns
… or service desired by a State agency is available from a preferred source at a price that is no more than 15 … the State agency must purchase that commodity or service from the preferred source. NYSID partnered with a private … the Department incurred over $6 million in overtime costs from April through December 2013 to mitigate issues with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsImproper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients (Follow-Up)
… individuals enrolled in the Buy-in Program for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019 and associated Medicare Buy-in Program credits from January 1, 2015 to November 30, 2020. We determined the … the State may have been eligible for equitable relief from CMS for its share of $13 million in premiums paid beyond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipients-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… overestimated appropriations by a total of $24 million from 2017-18 through 2020-21. Officials could not explain how … to use funds donated for scholarships and funds collected from other revenue sources to conceal misappropriated and … money. $6,982 is missing or was improperly withdrawn from the ECA and scholarship funds. Collections were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… in connection with the embezzlement of over $21,000 from the Town of Crawford, where Roy served as Town Clerk. At … May 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018, she embezzled funds from the Town of Crawford that she had received as Town … including by stealing funds that the Town was to receive from the rental of rooms for events at the Town of Crawford …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… public sector retirees to earn up to $30,000 per year from public sector employment before their pension benefits … in the Newburgh Fire Department in various capacities from 1980 until his retirement in May 2000. Following his … this conduct, VATTER obtained $95,106 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter
… hospitality industry,” DiNapoli said. “The numbers from the city signal a healthy tax base and a return to its … outside the city were relatively flat, resulting from a variety of economic influences.” Tourism Strong Again … a tourism industry that has nearly fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic, in terms of the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarterDiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… York’s fatalities soared by 25.8% between 2019-2022. This increase coincides with a 7% decrease in vehicle miles … above the federal legal limit of 0.08. There was a 45% increase in fatalities involving drivers above the legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… state slowed. The city’s collections increased by 24.9%, from a relatively weak $1.9 billion in April-June 2021 to … state slowed to 2.6% over the same period last year, going from $2.7 billion to $2.8 billion. Only a handful of counties … every county and city saw their collections grow, ranging from 0.2% to 16.3%. DiNapoli said local officials should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022