For the Week Ending March 23, 2014  DiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Wednesday that an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of the now–dissolved village of Altmar in Oswego County stole more than $117,000 in public funds. The New York State Police Tuesday arrested Margaret Bailey and charged her with felony counts of grand larceny and falsifying business records. DiNapoli: Financial Records of 500 Public Authorities Now on www.openbooknewyork.com State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Thursday announced that financial information for more than 500 state and local public authorities is now available at Open Book New York,http://www.openbooknewyork.com/, a transparency website launched by DiNapoli in 2008. The database, going back to 2007, can be downloaded in an Excel, tsv or csv format. DiNapoli Finds Veterans are not Informed of Health Benefits Options Poor coordination of health benefits for veterans by the state Department of Health and local social services departments resulted in many veterans being placed in the state’s Medicaid program rather than federal programs, according to an audit released Wednesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found dozens of examples where necessary referrals were not made for federal benefits, limiting veterans’ health options and costing state and local taxpayers millions. DiNapoli Audit Finds Weakness in Tracking of Equipment Deployed for Superstorm Sandy Nearly half of $1.2 million in equipment purchased by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) to keep polling stations open after Superstorm Sandy was not received, not recovered or not properly disposed of, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli recommended that DHSES improve how it purchases and tracks equipment during emergencies. DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for February 2014 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Tuesday his office reviewed 1,698 contracts valued at $4.4 billion and approved more than 2.7 million payments worth more than $8.5 billion in February 2014. His office also rejected 157 contract transactions valued at $362.8 million and 3,346 payments valued at more than $3.8 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. DiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report State tax collections totaled $62.9 billion eleven months into the fiscal year, about $30 million below the latest projections, according to the February 2014 state cash report released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Wednesday announced his office completed audits of theTown of Alabama; Caledonia Fire Department; Caledonia Joint Fire District; Cayuga County Community College; Dutchess County; Town of Marcellus; and the Uniondale Fire District. Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Friday the following audits have been issued:Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; City University of New York; Department of Health;Department of Health; Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and State Education Department.

DiNapoli wants Indian Point owner to make safety reports Editorial: Charter school $ecret$ Former Troy Housing Authority employees plead guilty to fraud

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