Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio hit with historic $475K fine for misusing NYPD as security during failed presidential bidBy Nolan Hicks and Carl Campanile
June 15, 2023
Stuck with the bill!
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was hit with the largest fine ever issued by the city’s watchdog group on Thursday for misusing government resources during his failed bid for the White House in 2019.
The Conflicts of Interest Board billed de Blasio for nearly half a million dollars: a $155,000 fine as punishment, plus another $320,000 to reimburse the treasury for the expenses the NYPD incurred as the security detail accompanied him around the country.
The fine comes more than a year after de Blasio was excoriated by a Department of Investigation report that detailed his extensive use of his security detail during his presidential campaign, revealed that he had done it against ethics guidance and said it amounted to using government resources for political purposes.
“The Conflicts of Interest Board’s conclusions regarding former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s misuse of his security detail reaffirms DOI’s investigative findings, and shows that public officials — including the most senior — will be held accountable when they violate the rules,” DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber said in a statement.
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https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/ex-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-hit-with-historic-475k-fine-for-misusing-nypd-as-security-during-failed-presidential-bid/
