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DiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the pending sentencing of a Queens man for concealing his father’s death so he could continue to unlawfully collect pension payments of $7,542 and social security payments of $17,790 which were electronically deposited into a checking account in the name of his father.

DiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits,” was published in The Albany Times Union today, urging the state Legislature to act on his proposal to create an optional investment pool to help fund retire health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB).

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DiNapoli Releases State Cash Report

Tax revenues of $3.9 billion in May were stronger than projected, with collections for the fiscal year now $142.3 million higher than projections from the Enacted Budget, according to the monthly state cash report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The General Fund balance totaled $9.6 billion at the end of May, up more than 31 percent since March 31.

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for December 2015

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,875 contracts valued at $15.15 billion and approved 2.1 million payments worth $11.3 billion in December. His office also rejected 227 contracts and related transactions valued at approximately $500 million and 600 payments valued at $2.2 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2015

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,606 contracts valued at $94.3 billion and approved nearly 1.4 million payments worth approximately $10.4 billion in May. His office also rejected 178 contracts and related transactions valued at $309 million and nearly 2,700 payments valued at nearly $14.3 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.

DiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress

Eighty-two school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. The scores are based on the evaluation of 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2015.