In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,717 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $12.6 billion and approved nearly 2.2 million payments worth more than $12.3 billion. The office rejected 163 contracts and related transactions valued at $230 million and more than 3,000 payments valued at nearly $4.8 million. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.

The state Department of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in Medicaid drug rebates after auditors alerted the department to rebates it missed out on, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

An employee for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) was arrested today on multiple charges of identity theft and grand larceny for using agency-issued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8,000 in gas for his personal use, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today.

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. and the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced the surrender and arrest of 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, on charges related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the Fire Department.

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

New York State Comptroller Thomas P.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of LaFayette Central School District, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District and the West Buffalo Charter School.

Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest of New York City, the state and the nation, and its unemployment rate has fallen to a record low, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Municipalities across New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locally-owned dams that are considered a high- or intermediate-hazard to public safety, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

The state Department of Health (DOH) paid $1.28 billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

"Glitches in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion dollars in unnecessary spending," DiNapoli said. "The department needs to improve its procedures and stop this waste of taxpayer money."