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DiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) — the second largest grocery chain in the U.S. — has agreed to give preference to suppliers of 100% verified sustainable palm oil and set a goal of using only sustainable palm oil in all of its Safeway-brand products.  As a result of the company’s new policy, the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) has withdrawn its sustainable palm oil shareholder proposal.

DiNapoli: Financial Records of 500 Public Authorities Now on www.openbooknewyork.com

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that financial information for more than 500 state and local public authorities is now available at Open Book New York http://www.openbooknewyork.com/, a transparency website launched by DiNapoli in 2008. The database, going back to 2007, can be downloaded in an Excel, tsv or csv format.

DiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of the now-dissolved village of Altmar in Oswego County stole more than $117,000 in public funds. The New York State Police yesterday arrested Margaret Bailey and charged her with felony counts of grand larceny and falsifying business records.

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office reviewed 1,698 contracts valued at $4.4 billion and approved more than 2.7 million payments worth more than $8.5 billion in February 2014. His office also rejected 157 contract transactions valued at $362.8 million and 3,346 payments valued at more than $3.8 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.