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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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Thousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security

The state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices rather than donating or selling them, according t

Former Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of funds related to a federal program, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.