New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio refuses to reimburse taxpayers for nearly $320,000 spent on police security detail during his failed 2019 presidential run, The City reported.
Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett released a scathing report Thursday that detailed de Blasio’s use of “NYPD resources for political purposes,” The City said.
“The campaign or the mayor personally should have reimbursed the city for those expenses,” Garnett said, citing city Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) rulings strictly prohibiting the use of city resources for political purposes.
De Blasio said he had no intention of reimbursing the city.
“The guidance I have received is from the NYPD,” said the mayor, who ended his presidential campaign in September 2019 with 1% support in the polls.
“I’ve never received any contradictory guidance.”
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