New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued:

Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily deteriorated and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do more to fix the underlying causes, many of which are controllable, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Former Town of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda Wormuth pled guilty today to two felony counts charging her with extortion and making a false statement before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe in federal court in Albany, announced by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

New York reached its highest employment level ever of more than 9 million jobs in 2014, after adding 538,000 jobs since 2009, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The overall job growth in 2014 alone was 143,000 – the strongest growth since 2000 – and capped four years of steady gains.

DePeyster Town Clerk Michelle Sheppard resigned her two public jobs and agreed to pay $4,303 in restitution for dodging her personal town and county tax payments over several years.

Sheppard pleaded guilty today to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony, in St. Lawrence County Court, after an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s office.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District, Northville Public Library, Town of North Norwich and the Town of Phelps.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bethpage Union Free School District, Commack Union Free School District and the Plainview-Bethpage Central School District.

New York City’s budget is balanced for fiscal year (FY) 2016 and the out-year budget gaps are manageable under current economic conditions, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the annual meeting of the Financial Control Board.

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State agencies spent more than $316 million on overtime in the first six months of 2014, a jump of $22 million over the same period in 2013, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today.  State employees worked more than 7.8 million overtime hours, up 7.6 percent over the same period in 2013.