De Blasio fined for improperly using security during presidential bid
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been fined nearly $330,000 for improperly using taxpayer funds to support a security detail during his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. The Conflict of Interest Board announced the settlement, which includes reimbursement for security expenses and a $10,000 fine. De blasio admitted to misusing city resources by allowing his security detail to accompany him during campaign activities, such as attending a Red Sox game in Los Angeles. Initially facing a $475,000 fine, the amount was reduced due to de Blasio’s financial situation. He will pay $100,000 upfront and the remaining $230,000 on a four-year installment plan, with the stipulation that missing a payment would require immediate payment of the full original fine.
De Blasio fined $330,000 for improperly using security detail during presidential bid
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was fined nearly $330,000 for improperly using taxpayer dollars to fund his security detail during his failed 2020 presidential bid.
De Blasio reached a settlement with the Conflict of Interest Board on Wednesday. In it, he agreed to pay back the city for his New York Police Department security detail and pay a $10,000 fine.
“This settlement brings to a successful conclusion the first ever enforcement action brought by the Board against a Mayor of the City of New York,” the conflicts board wrote in a release.
During his failed four-month bid for the White House, De Blasio took 31 trips outside the city in which he brought a security detail. In one instance, de Blasio used taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of his security detail when he attended a Red Sox game in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported.
In addition to paying the fine, De Blasio wrote an apology.
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“I acknowledge that, by having the city pay for the travel expenses incurred as a result of my security detail traveling with my wife and me during my presidential campaign, and by failing to reimburse the city for these expenses, I acted in conflict with my official duties,” de Blasio wrote in the settlement agreement.
De Blasio was originally fined $475,000, but the board lowered the fine since the former mayor said he could not afford such a high penalty. He will pay $100,000 up front and the remaining $230,000 over a four-year payment plan. If De Blasio misses a payment, he will be required to pay the full amount of the original $475,000 fine.
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