{"id":2037550,"date":"2023-09-19T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-comptroller-threatens-to-revoke-mayors-authority-to-sign-432-million-migrant-housing-contract\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:40:22","slug":"nyc-comptroller-threatens-to-revoke-mayors-authority-to-sign-432-million-migrant-housing-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-comptroller-threatens-to-revoke-mayors-authority-to-sign-432-million-migrant-housing-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Comptroller may revoke Mayor&#8217;s power to sign $432M migrant-housing deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-comptroller-threatens-to-revoke-mayors-authority-to-sign-432-million-migrant-housing-contract%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New York \u200dCity \u2062Threatens to Revoke \u200cEmergency \u200cAuthority\u2064 for Controversial Contract with Medical Company<\/h2>\n<p>New York City&#8217;s top finance official is\u2062 taking action against Mayor Eric\u2062 Adams&#8217; $432 \u200bmillion, no-bid contract with a troubled medical company to address \u200cthe growing population of \u2063illegal immigrants. City Comptroller Brad Lander has announced a &#8220;real-time&#8221;\u200d audit into the criticized contract awarded to DocGo, a company that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-support-sex-changes-for-children-with-safeguards-a-top-child-psychiatry-group-wont-let-them-speak-at-its-annual-conference\/\" title=\"Child psychiatry group excludes advocates of sex changes for children from annual conference.\">recently \u2062faced controversy<\/a> and\u2062 had its top executive resign.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly \u200dknown \u2063as Rapid Reliable Testing NY LLC,\u2064 DocGo previously provided mobile COVID-19\u2064 testing during \u2063the pandemic. However, it \u200dhas now shifted its focus to offering mobile \u200dprimary care services and is responsible for housing and providing various services to\u2062 illegal immigrants, \u200cincluding food, medicine, transportation, security, and case management.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-york-governor-mulls-potential-state-issued-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants-5491063\">New York Governor Mulls Potential \u2063State-Issued Work Permits for Illegal Immigrants<\/a> &#8211; 9\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/caught-in-a-lie-ceo-of-embattled-firm-caring-for-nyc-migrants-resigns-5492915\">Caught in\u2063 a Lie, CEO of\u2064 Embattled Firm Caring for NYC Migrants Resigns<\/a> &#8211; 9\/17\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u200cDocGo, the company manages a total of\u2062 37 housing sites across the state, including 15\u200c hotels \u200dand nine shelters in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>City Comptroller Brad Lander \u200btypically conducts audits after \u200da contract is completed. However,\u2063 due to &#8220;serious\u200b concerns&#8221;\u200b about DocGo&#8217;s suitability for the work, he will begin\u200c scrutinizing the\u200c contract as soon as the bills come in. This\u200c is the first audit of its kind since Lander assumed the post last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Emergency procurement is an important ability \u2064for city agencies,&#8221; said Lander at a press conference. &#8220;But\u2062 it cannot\u200d be a blank \u200ccheck\u200c to enter into a no-bid, $432 million\u200d contract with \u200ba medical\u200c services firm \u200dthat lacks experience\u200d in providing shelter and services to asylum-seekers,\u200d without the \u200dnecessary due diligence and\u2063 integrity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are too \u2063many outstanding questions and \u2064concerns about DocGo,&#8221; he added.\u200b &#8220;Are we \u2064getting \u200cwhat we&#8217;re paying\u2064 for?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the \u200ccomptroller&#8217;s office is reviewing whether to revoke the blanket approval given to the Adams administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-comptroller-threatens-to-revoke-mayors-authority-to-sign-432-million-migrant-housing-contract\/\" title=\"NYC Comptroller may revoke Mayor's power to sign 2M migrant-housing deal.\">fast-track migrant housing contracts<\/a> without\u200c prior review.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is still a clear and demonstrated \u2062need for flexibility and\u2063 urgency as \u200dCity agencies\u200b respond to the \u2064continuous arrival of thousands of people\u2062 each month. However,\u200d after\u2064 18 months, this is no longer an unexpected situation that justifies the broad suspension of due diligence processes,&#8221;\u200c wrote Lander in a\u2064 letter\u2063 to the \u2062New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.<\/p>\n<p>On September 6, Lander rejected the $432 million contract with DocGo, citing a lack of evidence that the company had the necessary experience for all the tasks. However, Mayor Adams\u2064 overruled Lander using his emergency powers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u200c can&#8217;t change the rules \u200cin the middle of the game,&#8221; said \u2062the \u2063mayor\u2064 at a press conference, accusing the comptroller\u200d of wanting to &#8220;just get in the conversation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>DocGo CEO Resigns<\/h3>\n<p>Anthony Capone, the \u200bformer chief executive of DocGo, resigned on September 15 amid\u2062 allegations that he lied \u2062about his \u200bcollege credentials.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200ba\u200d filing with the \u200cU.S. \u200bSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company stated that Capone resigned due to &#8220;personal reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Capone&#8217;s \u2062departure followed\u2064 a report \u200bfrom the New York newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/state\/article\/docgo-ceo-falsely-told-investors-earned-graduate-18368860.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Union<\/a>, \u200dwhich questioned the information\u2064 on DocGo&#8217;s website regarding\u200d his\u2063 educational \u2062background. The website&#8217;s biography claimed that Capone had a graduate degree\u200d in artificial intelligence from Clarkson University. However, a spokesperson \u200dfor Clarkson\u2064 University stated\u2063 that there was \u200dno record of him attending or completing a graduate \u2062program there.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200dstatement to the \u200dUnion, Capone admitted that the information\u2062 in his biography was inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I must\u2062 clarify immediately: \u2064I do not \u200chave a master&#8217;s degree\u2064 from \u2063Clarkson University,\u200d nor from any other institution. This \u2064inaccuracy\u200d should have \u200dbeen corrected,\u200b and \u2062I deeply \u200bapologize \u2062for this error. \u2062I\u2064 do, however, have \u200can undergraduate\u2063 computer science degree with a focus in\u200b artificial intelligence from \u200dan accredited university,&#8221; \u200che said.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC filing also mentioned that Capone earned his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York College at\u2062 Potsdam. \u200dHowever, \u200cthe Potsdam school did not confirm whether he had indeed earned an undergraduate\u2062 degree there.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific \u2062areas will the City Comptroller&#8217;s audit focus on to determine whether the contract was\u2062 justified and if the services provided by DocGo are of sufficient quality<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Vidence that the company was qualified\u2062 to handle the specific needs of asylum-seekers and provide the necessary services. However, the\u200c contract still went through due to the emergency authority granted to\u2062 the City in\u2062 response to\u200c the influx of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 controversial\u2062 contract with\u2063 DocGo has been\u2062 dogged by controversy and \u2062criticism. The\u200b company&#8217;s CEO, previously known for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-730-p-m-surrender-time-at-fulton-county-jail\/\" title=\"Trump to Surrender at Fulton County Jail at 7:30 p.m.\">making false \u200cclaims<\/a> about his qualifications, resigned amidst the scrutiny. The \u200dCity Comptroller&#8217;s \u2063audit aims to shed light\u200d on \u2062whether the contract was justified and whether the services provided by DocGo are\u2062 of sufficient \u2062quality.<\/p>\n<p>The audit will focus on \u2062several key areas, including the company&#8217;s\u2064 experience in \u2064providing shelter and services to asylum-seekers, their ability to meet the \u2063needs\u200b of\u200c the growing population of illegal immigrants, and the integrity of the procurement \u2063process. City \u2064Comptroller Brad Lander emphasized the importance of due diligence in awarding such a significant contract and called into question whether the City is getting its money&#8217;s\u2064 worth.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200d Lander&#8217;s office is also reviewing the blanket \u200dapproval given to the\u200d Adams \u200cadministration\u2063 to fast-track migrant\u2063 housing contracts without prior review. While the \u200dneed\u2063 for flexibility and urgency in responding to the arrival \u2063of thousands of people each \u2062month is acknowledged, Lander \u2063believes that \u200dafter 18 months, this is no \u200dlonger an unexpected situation that justifies the suspension of due diligence processes.<\/p>\n<p>The City Comptroller&#8217;s actions reflect a commitment to ensuring transparency, \u2064accountability, \u200dand responsible use of taxpayer funds. The audit&#8217;s findings \u200dwill\u2063 provide valuable insight into the controversial contract with DocGo and \u200cmay influence future procurement decisions related to housing and services for asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<p>As the audit \u200bproceeds, it will be crucial for the City to address\u200d the concerns surrounding the contract and take appropriate action. The well-being and safety of the \u2063growing population of illegal \u200cimmigrants,\u2063 as well as the\u2064 responsible use\u2063 of public funds, must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns\/\" title=\"Pedophile-Defending Old Dominion U. Professor Resigns\">remain top priorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the City Comptroller&#8217;s &#8220;real-time&#8221; audit of the controversial contract between New York City and DocGo highlights the need for due diligence and integrity in public procurement processes. City Comptroller\u200d Brad Lander&#8217;s actions aim to ensure that taxpayer funds are used responsibly and that the services provided\u200b to\u2062 asylum-seekers meet the necessary standards. The findings of the audit will be instrumental in \u200bevaluating the suitability\u200d of the contract and \u2064may have implications for future procurement decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City&#8217;s finance official, Brad Lander, plans to revoke Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; emergency authority after a $432 million, no-bid contract was made with a struggling medical company. The deal aimed to assist with the growing number of undocumented immigrants. 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