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March 18, 2017

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits and reports were issued during the week ending March 18, 2017


New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits and reports were issued during the week ending March 18, 2017
Source: Office of the State Comptroller

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Woman arrested for alleged theft of NYS Retirement benefits and welfare fraud
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the unsealing of a five-count indictment charging Tammy Banack, a resident of Kirkville, New York, with one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony, two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony.
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/mar17/031317.htm?utm_source=weekly+news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=corruption&utm_content=20170319&utm_campaign=fiscal+oversight


Man alleged to have pocketed his deceased mother's retirement benefits
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the unsealing of a one-count indictment charging Jimmie Buie, a resident of Brooklyn, with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, between May 2011 and December 2012.
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/mar17/031617b.htm?utm_source=weekly+news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=corruption&utm_content=20170319&utm_campaign=fiscal+oversight

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits and examinations have been issued:

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Wage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs

New York State Health Insurance Program - Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs resulting in overpayments on claims submitted by LI Bone and Joint.

State University of New York - State University of New York Upstate Medical University’s Billing Practices

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