Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required verification that the services took place, according to a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the Hudson Valley where sales of farm products topped $300 million in 2022. The region also countered statewide trends, seeing growth in both the number of farms and in farmland in some counties.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin announced the arrest of Chad Daley, 52, for allegedly stealing over $8,000 from a nonprofit that maintains snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks. Daley, the president of the Snowdrifters of Stratford, was also accused of falsifying business records to fraudulently secure $40,000 in state grant money for the organization.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of Amber Diacetis, a 30-year-old Albany woman, and the indictment of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an elderly victim.
The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization grant funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. To help child care service providers stabilize their operations and retain their employees, in 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act provided federal grants that OCFS administered locally.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school audits were issued.
Inadequate oversight of a New York City rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) is not properly managing the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), has been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the global cybersecurity company Crowdstrike Holdings Inc.
Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.98 billion in the third calendar quarter (July-September) of 2024, an increase of 1.4%, or $82.7 million, compared to the same quarter last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eight of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, saw collections rise.
In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,661 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.9 billion and approved more than 2 million payments worth nearly $15.9 billion. The office rejected 210 contracts and related transactions valued at $298.1 million and nearly 3,200 payments valued at more than $6.4 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.
