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DiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's Pension

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced the sentencings of Annette Bigelow, 61, and Mary Nash, 59, who hid their mother’s death to pocket nearly $22,000 from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System, which DiNapoli administers, from 2013 to 2015.

The two daughters pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny last September. They were sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay full restitution of $22,000.

DiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending

The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has reached an agreement with Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Corp. to comprehensively disclose its political spending, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreement, the Fund withdrew its shareholder resolution with the Ohio-based electric utility.

NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results

The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the third quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 was 10.01 percent for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2020, and ended the quarter with an estimated value of $247.7 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 3, 2021)

Unemployment rates for New York State, New York City and the balance of the State spiked upward in April 2020. At that point, and in the months immediately before, the percentages of officially unemployed workers in the City and in the rest of the State were nearly identical — but those numbers have since diverged sharply.

DiNapoli: Former Bemus Point Clerk Arrested for Theft of Over $60,000

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt and Chautauqua County Sheriff James B. Quattrone today announced the arrest of Jennifer Jaeger, former Bemus Point village clerk, for the alleged theft of more than $60,000 in village funds.