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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report

State tax collections totaled just under $11 billion through May 31, a decline of $1.1 billion, or 8.8 percent, from the same period last year, according to the state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2017

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,531 contracts valued at $14 billion and approved nearly 2.3 million payments worth more than $12 billion in May. His office also rejected 219 contracts and related transactions valued at $400 million and nearly 1,900 payments valued at more than $7 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.

State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Mahopac Fire Official Guilty Plea

"Michael Klein started stealing from the public just after he was appointed treasurer at the Mahopac Fire Department. He used his $5.7 million embezzlements to buy a yacht, a Mercedes, a Corvette, and Pandora jewels for his wife. My ongoing partnerships with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the New York State Police, the IRS and FBI brought Mr. Klein to justice today with his guilty plea. Klein will be ordered to repay the $5.7 million and is going to federal prison for his crimes."

Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability

The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had committed serious acts of abuse or neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited from holding jobs that involve direct care of patients, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.