State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti today announced that former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown pleaded guilty to stealing $240,000 in public funds and must now pay full restitution. The thefts were discovered through their joint investigation.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued.

Auditors conducted reviews of 20 adopted budgets of various counties, cities, towns and villages across the state to assess whether local officials adequately considered the impact of the pandemic on their financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets. Below are the findings of some of the communities reviewed:

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued.

In an op-ed on Politico.com, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and California State Controller Betty T. Yee today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations disclose the risks that climate change poses to their operations. The full op-ed is below:

America Needs Climate Disclosure to Protect Its Economy

By Betty T. Yee and Thomas P. DiNapoli

New York City’s economy and finances are recovering, largely due to unprecedented federal economic stimulus for businesses and individuals, and direct federal relief to New York state, New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.