ALBANY (AP) -- New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is proposing a law that would use computer databases to crack down on abusers of public pensions.
DiNapoli wants the legal power to use tax records to compare to pension records that would show when a pensioner is collecting full-time pay while he or she is collecting full-time pension benefits.
Most retirees under 65 years old can legally collect $30,000 in wages without triggering a reduction in their pension benefit.
The measure introduced to the Legislature would allow the state to find so-called double dippers and save money for state and local governments and school districts.
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