DA Melinda Katz’s use of security detail to move harks back to de Blasio ‘misuse’By Sam Raskin
June 20, 2022
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz tasked her publicly funded security detail with helping her move — similar to former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s documented misuse of his protection team.
The top Queens prosecutor’s use of her security detail was reminiscent of how de Blasio — who recently announced he is running for a House seat — employed the taxpayer-funded perk for personal purposes while serving as mayor.
In October, a damning city Department of Investigation probe found that de Blasio had the Executive Protection Unit perform “errands” for him and his family — including helping his daughter move and chauffeuring his son.
An NYPD van was used to move his daughter, Chiara de Blasio, from her Brooklyn apartment into Gracie Mansion in 2018, according to former DOI head Margaret Garnett’s report.
Under de Blasio, the Executive Protection unit had also turned into an “essentially a concierge service,” for the mayor’s adult son, Dante de Blasio, Garnett lamented.
“It’s no way to run a railroad,” she said during a press conference after the investigation’s release.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/20/da-melinda-katz-used-security-detail-like-bill-de-blasio/
