New York City claims News

New York City has reached a tentative settlement to pay back $5.3 million obtained through fraudulent claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy. The New York Times says the city got relief funds for supposedly storm-damaged Department …

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is unveiling a database aimed to reducing what the city pays in legal settlements and judgments. The program will track the thousands of claims filed annually against the nation’s largest city. It is modeled …