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XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… advisories regarding open accounting periods. Obligation Date – The Obligation Date is the date goods were received or … will be processed in the Commitment Control Ledger(s). In order for transactions to process successfully, the Budget … Specific grant program requirements need to be analyzed in order to determine Obligation Date. In many cases, grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… to ensure the health and safety of the children placed in foster care. The audit covers New York City children who … monitoring tools to allow ACS staff to readily identify cases where required visits are not being made and when … 90-day period. In our review of progress notes for cases under investigation due to alleged abuse or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careXI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing
… P2P cycle (e.g., initiation, purchase approval, ordering, receipt, and payment approval) should ideally be done by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-dutiesBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… assistance benefit eligibility assessment process is in compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and … The current OTDA administrative codes assigned to closed cases do not adequately describe how or why the cases were resolved. In fact, the codes are often misleading. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processDiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… or face-to-face sectors, with no option to work from home. 40.7% of greater Flushing renters faced a severe rent … impact of COVID-19 on the greater Flushing area. Queens is home to nearly half of New York City’s Asian-American … of area residents did not have broadband access (had no home subscription) in 2019 than Queens and NYC overall. Major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Parking … Unit works to collect the amounts due on parking cases with the highest probability of collection, such as … Assisted Collection System automatically assigns parking cases to in-house staff or to outside collection agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/06/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-fees-followDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… obtain addresses for some out-of-state drivers, resulting in potential lost revenue of $2.4 million. The lost revenue … the number of unbilled tolls increased dramatically. In the first eight months of 2017, there were nearly 200,000 unbilled tolls, up from 47,240 in 2016. In monetary terms, in 2016 when the Henry Hudson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsDiNapoli: 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 … is offered at your child’s school.” That claim was false, auditors found, as nearly 40% (563) of DOE’s 1,524 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Alexandria Town Clerk Ellen Peck pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson County Court to stealing $26,285 in public funds. Peck pocketed cash paid by residents for … 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree (a class E felony) and is expected to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System
… and connect jobless workers to jobs. One of its key tasks in assisting the unemployed is administering the State’s … whose identities were used by impostors to file false claims). Department officials could not provide … Department’s slow response to certain requests – in some cases up to 6 months after the fact – delayed our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/15/controls-and-management-unemployment-insurance-systemInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and procedures and the … prosecutes, and adjudicates housing discrimination cases. DHR is also a participant in the U.S. Department of … from HUD for processing, investigating, and resolving cases that are referred by HUD and for cases that are dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … payments and to prevent future inappropriate payments. In addition, we matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File … $260,163 in forfeited UI benefits from claimants who made false statements or representations to obtain benefits they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Oswego Teacher Charged With Stealing Over $4,000 From CiTi BOCES
… gain. The New York State Police will remain vigilant in ceasing public corruption and those who use their position … to take advantage of others.” Fisher worked for CiTi BOCES in the town of Mexico, NY. During an internal audit, CiTi … sessions to at least three students and instead submitted false timesheets to be paid for sessions that never occurred. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-bocesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients
… Medicare premium payments on behalf of recipients enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. The audit covered Medicaid … determinations and timely closure of Buy-in Program cases for ineligible individuals. Review the active cases of Buy-in Program coverage for individuals without a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipientsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… protecting vulnerable adults to ensure they are handling cases properly, putting at-risk New Yorkers potentially in harm’s way, according to an audit released today by … abuse, neglect or financial exploitation. Many cases are not reported. Every month OCFS receives an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, … meet CityFHEPS requirements, they are issued a “Shopping Letter,” which enables them to start looking for housing. The … their habitability for CityFHEPS clients. Monitoring monthly rent payments to ensure that DSS is only paying for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York … Ruben Wills for allegedly pocketing both public campaign funds and charitable grant money for personal benefit. Mr. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-publicDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… Learning Center Inc., claimed nearly $1 million in expenses that did not qualify for reimbursement from … multiple individual providers. The effort found numerous cases of waste, abuse and in some cases criminal conduct. As a result of these findings and at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… 70, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail, $200,000 in restitution and signed a confession of … 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. See prior cases at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations/index.htm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsOpinion 92-21
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (mass dismissal of cases - entitlement to fees under General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21