"My heart goes out to Congresswoman Slaughter and her family as they mourn the death of Robert Slaughter. Louise and Robert shared a lifetime together and were an example to us all of what a dedicated, loving and committed couple could accomplish together. My thoughts and prayers go out to Louise and her family."
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that clothing-maker Guess? Inc. has agreed to disclose its efforts to mitigate a variety of risks including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain. As a result of the corporation’s agreement to publish an annual sustainability report, DiNapoli withdrew his shareholder proposal that asked Guess?
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
New York state’s Medicaid system made approximately $6.8 million in inappropriate payments, including $3.5 million for separately billed medical services that should have been covered by managed care plans, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. By the end of audit fieldwork, about $2.4 million of the overpayments were recovered.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an investigation and audit found that she paid herself thousands of dollars in unauthorized payroll payments. Green also had the town pay back her loans from the state’s retirement system while employed as the clerk to the supervisor for the Town of Minerva. The arrest is the result of DiNapoli's partnership with the New York State Police and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,352 contracts valued at $950 million and approved nearly 2 million payments worth nearly $8 billion in October. His office also rejected 145 contracts and related transactions valued at $390 million and nearly 1,100 payments valued at more than $1.9 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.
Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children, two Brooklyn preschool special education providers, claimed nearly $1.4 million in taxpayer reimbursements for ineligible costs, according to audits released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone unused, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The audit also identified several personnel actions that ignored district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
State tax collections totaled nearly $41.6 billion through October, a drop of $764.1 million, or 1.8 percent, from the same period last year, largely due to lagging personal income tax receipts, according to the state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, tax collections of $4.7 billion in October were 13.8 percent higher than those of October 2015 due to large audit payments made under the bank tax as well as increased sales tax collections.
