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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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Comptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Chief Russel H. Harper announced that Gerald Munson, a former Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police Officer who most recently served as the fire department treasurer, has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class B felony. The charge is related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.

DiNapoli: Audit Shows Mixed Results on School Districts' Compliance With Physical Education Rules

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released an audit today identifying school districts that are not meeting all state-mandated physical education (PE) requirements for students. Of the 10 school districts examined, nine did not provide an adequate amount of PE to students in grades K-4, and seven did not do so for grade 5.

NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pension Fund's Ranking as Top U.S. Investor Battling Climate Risk

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today after the Asset Owners Disclosure Project named the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the number one U.S. pension fund, and the third globally, for its work to address climate risk. It was the Fund’s second consecutive ranking as the leading U.S. pension fund on addressing climate issues.

DiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts to Health Care Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers

The number of New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid and other publicly funded health plans has grown sharply over the past decade, but proposals by President Trump and some members of Congress could cut federal funding for those programs by billions of dollars and jeopardize health care coverage for many residents, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

State Contract and Payment Actions in July

In July, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,451 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.2 billion and approved nearly 1.9 million payments worth more than $8.7 billion. The office rejected 178 contracts and related transactions valued at $180 million and more than 4,000 payments valued at nearly $2.5 million. Information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.