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New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler Announce Indictment in Medicaid Fraud Case

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, November 10, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town of New Windsor, were arraigned on an indictment charging them with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree in connection with a scheme to defraud the New York State Medicaid program of millions of dollars. Both were remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000,000 cash bail, $5,000,000 fully secured bond or $10,000,000 partially secured bond.

DiNapoli: Former Hoosick Falls Police Chief Charged With Stealing From Rescue Squad

John Hudson, the former officer in charge of the Village of Hoosick Falls Police Department and former chief of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, was arrested today for allegedly using rescue squad funds to purchase over a thousand dollars in tires for his personal vehicle, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today.

DiNapoli: NYC Vehicle Fleet Meeting Goals on Fuel Efficiency but Aging Emergency and Sanitation Trucks Often Sidelined for Repairs

New York City has cut fuel use and emissions across its municipal vehicle fleet, but the average vehicle age is now the highest since 2012, and aging emergency and service vehicles are increasingly sidelined for repairs, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $291.4 Billion at End of Second Quarter

The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $291.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Fund investments returned an estimated 4.13% for the quarter and 9.82% for the first six months of the fiscal year.

New Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, October 30, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town of New Windsor, were arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the First Degree in connection with a scheme to defraud the New York State Medicaid program of millions of dollars.

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year

Local government sales tax collections totaled $18.2 billion from January to September 2025, an increase of 4.3% ($747 million) compared to the same period last year, according to the quarterly sales tax report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Growth so far this year is higher than the 3.8% average growth rate seen from January to September for the 2010 to 2019 period of recovery and expansion following the Great Recession.