New York City

DiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas

An employee for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) was arrested today on multiple charges of identity theft and grand larceny for using agency-issued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8,000 in gas for his personal use, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today.

DiNapoli: Brooklyn Economy Sets Records

Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest of New York City, the state and the nation, and its unemployment rate has fallen to a record low, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

QUEENS – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced today that Arkady Goldin, 40, of Brooklyn, and Value Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in Lynbrook, NY — entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court, Queens County admitting to defrauding the State’s Medicaid program out of $1.5 million. The case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the Attorney General and State Comptroller’s Joint Task Force on Public Integrity.

NYC Budget Benefiting From Strong Tax Collections

New York City’s latest financial plan projects a surplus of nearly $3.7 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, resulting from reductions in unneeded reserves in the current year, higher than expected tax collections and benefits from the citywide savings program, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The surplus money will be used to balance the FY 2019 budget.

DiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off

Queens has more residents than at any time in its history, a record number of jobs and businesses, and an all-time low unemployment rate, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

“The Queens economy is booming, setting employment records in each of the past six years,” DiNapoli said. “Immigrants, who make up nearly half of the population, are an important part of the borough’s success. Under the leadership of Borough President Melinda Katz, the future looks bright.”

Far Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the executive director of the Island Child Development Center, once one of the city's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to six months in prison and probation after repaying $650,000 in restitution.