State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced that ROBERT M. GARCIA, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor, New York (BMFD), pled guilty to embezzlement of more than $120,000 from the BMFD. GARCIA pled guilty in White Plains federal court before U.S.

A former New York state corrections officer and his wife were arrested Friday for allegedly giving false pay stubs to "boost" their family income to qualify for mortgage loans from KeyBank and Citizens Bank, according to an investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Police and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's Office of Special Investigations (DOCCS).

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. and the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced the surrender and arrest of Gerald Munson, a former Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police Officer who most recently served as the Fire Department Treasurer, on charges related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the Fire Department.

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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of LaFayette Central School District, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District and the West Buffalo Charter School.

Municipalities across New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locally-owned dams that are considered a high- or intermediate-hazard to public safety, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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Former Lake George Watershed Coalition project manager David Decker was arraigned today on a 22-count indictment for using his position to pocket more than $500,000, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

"Mr. Decker’s brazen scheme diverted more than half a million dollars meant to protect and improve Lake George for its residents, vacationers and other visitors from near and far," State Comptroller DiNapoli said. "Thanks to our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this scam."

Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart was arrested today for allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in public funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced.

"Ms. Hart took advantage of her position and the public's trust by diverting public funds to herself," said DiNapoli. "I thank Fulton County District Attorney Chad Brown and New York State Police for their diligent work in helping us hold Ms. Hart accountable."

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