Hernandez Demands Emergency Audit as Noncitizens Found Mistakenly Registered to Vote in New Jersey
NEW YORK, NY — Republican and Conservative nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez today demanded that Comptroller Tom DiNapoli immediately launch a statewide forensic audit of New York’s voter registration system after New Jersey admitted that approximately 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote through its motor vehicle system because of a government error. […]
Buffalo Credit Outlook Turns Negative as Hernandez Demands Accountability for Two Decades of Fiscal Mismanagement
BUFFALO, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today said Moody’s decision to drop the City of Buffalo’s credit outlook from “stable” to “negative” is the latest proof that fiscal mismanagement is spreading across New York, and that Albany’s watchdogs are asleep while it happens. This week, the credit ratings and […]
Hernandez Slams DiNapoli for Decade-Long Failure to Stop Adult Day Care Fraud
FLUSHING, NY — Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez today blasted Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for failing to address massive oversight gaps in New York’s social adult day care system, despite his own office warning more than a decade ago that the state could not properly track the programs, their operators, or the […]
Hernandez Demands Answers from Democrats in Albany as Federal Data Exposes New York’s Inflated Student Test Scores
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller, pledged that on his first day in office he will open a full investigation of the Department of Education to uncover the waste, fraud, and corruption that is leaving New York’s students with one of the most expensive educations with the lowest results. […]
DiNapoli Let Another $2.5 Million in Medicaid Fraud Walk Out the Door
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller, responded today to the arrest and indictment of Long Island businessman, Nduka Lewis Ekpenyong, who allegedly stole more than $2.5 million from New York’s Medicaid program. Nduka Lewis Ekpenyong has been charged for using his Brooklyn medical supply company, Duke Medical Inc., to […]
Hernandez Releases Statement Reacting to 19-Year Incumbent DiNapoli Winning the Democrat Primary for NYS Comptroller
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Comptroller, released a statement on incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s win of the Democrat primary: “New York’s Democrats nominated a man to be their candidate for State Comptroller that most New Yorkers don’t even know. A Siena poll in March found that 65% […]
Hernandez Blasts DiNapoli for Lack of Oversight Over Brooklyn Medicaid Scandal
NEW YORK, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, commented on the federal indictment of eight people accused of stealing $38 million from New York’s Medicaid program through two Brooklyn adult day care centers. He pledged to build a dedicated Fraud Strike Task Force inside the Comptroller’s office and demanded to […]
Hernandez Demands Accountability After DOJ Sues Over Hochul’s Medicaid Contract Scandal
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today responded to a 55-page lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice accusing Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration of rigging the bids on an $11 billion Medicaid homecare program and allowing a hand-picked company to siphon millions of taxpayer dollars out of the […]
Hochul Hid $9 Billion from New Yorkers as “Final” Budget Quietly Climbs to Record $277 Billion
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today demanded full transparency from Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders after the state’s official Financial Plan revealed that FY2027 spending will reach a record $277 billion. Which is roughly $9 billion more than the $268 billion figure Hochul announced when she declared […]
Hernandez says New York’s Crime is a Failure of Leadership, Not a Celebration Gone Wrong
NEW YORK, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, issued the following statement after rioting and vandalism broke out across New York City following Game 3 of the NBA Finals: “The Knicks lost on the court last night, but New York has been losing something far worse on our streets. What […]