State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced that his office reviewed 2,035 contracts valued at $1.6 billion and approved more than 1.3 million payments worth more than $7.6 billion during the month of July. His office also rejected 256 contracts and related transactions valued at $304.6 million and more than 1,250 payments valued at $3.1 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. DiNapoli says he releases this monthly notice to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state.

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