State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued.
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DiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
The program run by the State Education Department (SED) to help New Yorkers with disabilities gain employment, transition to independent living, and rise out of poverty is not fulfilling its mission because it too often leaves participants with inadequate plans that do not accomplish those goals, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement regarding today’s SEC proposed rule on climate disclosure.
"Today's action by the SEC will provide investors with the robust climate disclosures that we have long advocated for. Access to consistent, comparable, and reliable information, across the marketplace, will greatly improve the state pension fund's ability to assess and address risks and opportunities as we navigate our path to net zero by 2040.
DiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
New York City is expecting to generate a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 due to federal aid, better-than-projected tax revenues, and planned savings, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the city’s February financial plan. The surplus could reach at least $4.5 billion if revenue and spending remain on their current tracks, according to DiNapoli’s analysis.
DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
The New York Daily News published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. The full op-ed is below:
DiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack of funding for public health over the last decade forced DOH to operate without critical information systems and staff that could have identified and helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes.
DiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli joined the United States Attorney for Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) in announcing that Leslie Schwinzer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud (18 USC. § 1343) in the U.S. District Court at Knoxville, TN for stealing $56,352 from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). This case was the result of a joint investigation with the Social Security Administration Inspector General’s Office (SSAIG), the EDTN and the Comptroller’s Office.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued.
Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (Nassau County)
The board did not adopt realistic and appropriate budgets, and the town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance estimates required by Town Law.
Federal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
Historic relief funds from the federal government, provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted New York’s per capita balance of payments from Washington from second-to-last in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 to 40th in FFY 2020 among states, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York received $146 billion, or $7,236 per capita, more in federal spending than residents paid in total taxes to the federal government in FFY 2020.