New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule for the planned bond sales for the state, New York City and their major public authorities during the second quarter of 2017.
The planned sales of $4.68 billion include $3.31 billion of new money and $1.37 billion of refundings or reofferings as follows:
Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with state pension benefits before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains federal court.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated the public he swore to serve by double-dipping, receiving both a public pension and a paycheck at the same time. Today, he admitted to his fraud, and he will be held accountable for his corruption.”
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 2,117 contracts valued at $18 billion and approved more than 4.3 million payments worth more than $21.7 billion in March. His office also rejected 243 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.15 billion and more than 9,400 payments valued at more than $17.8 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to strengthen safety measures to prevent oil spills and other hazardous accidents on New York’s railways and require oil transporters to carry sufficient insurance to cover cleanup costs and other liabilities associated with major rail accidents.
Drunk drivers convicted of certain alcohol-related offenses are not always being reported for attempting to operate their vehicles while under the influence or for tampering with the court-ordered ignition interlock device (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
DiNapoli’s audit examined compliance with state regulations in six counties – Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, Otsego, Suffolk and Wayne.
On Earth Day 2016, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged individuals, government and businesses to seek out creative solutions and opportunities, whether big or small, that can help mitigate climate change and help save the planet.
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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal years ending between March 31 and July 31. This includes the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers.
The Unadilla Valley Central School District saved more than $300,000 in special education costs over a two-year period, according to an audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York state has the second highest home foreclosure rate in the nation, with 1 in 21 home mortgages in foreclosure, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The continuing foreclosure challenge is squeezing municipal budgets when property values decrease, tax bases shrink and crime jumps.
