Greuel seeks more authority

With a series of new incidents of waste and fraud by city workers, Controller Wendy Greuel asked Thursday for her office to be given more authority under city laws to investigate such cases.Daily News.

Greuel sent a letter asking Councilman Dennis Zine, chairman of the City Council's Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee, to sponsor the change in the city's Administrative Code to require that all cases of fraud be referred to her office for review.

"Without strengthening the city's enforcement and controls to decrease the incidents of fraud, waste and abuse, the city is placing itself at risk," Greuel said.