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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli Halts $24 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office stopped more than $24 million in questionable personal income tax refunds so far in 2014, after finding 7,482 improper filings –an 18 percent rise from last year. To date, DiNapoli's office audited and approved 4.8 million state refund requests totaling $4.3 billion.  Another 346,000 refund requests totaling $352.5 million are expected to be paid in the coming days.

DiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today a shareholder agreement with media and technology company Comcast Corp. to disclose political spending made with corporate funds. In December, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), DiNapoli filed a shareholder resolution calling for the company to make public its political spending. The new agreement resulted in a withdrawal of the resolution. As of March 14, the Fund owned 7,885,555 shares of Comcast valued at $383.7 million

DiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K

The former treasurer in the village of Riverside, located in Steuben County, stole more than $80,000 in taxpayer funds through extra pay, pocketing cash and using the village’s credit card for personal purchases, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.