Shortly before Mr. de Blasio launched his campaign, the board said it told Mr. de Blasio that the city could pay for salary and overtime for his security detail, but that paying for the officers’ travel costs would be a “misuse of city resources.”But Mr. de Blasio did not heed the board’s guidance, it said.
The former mayor’s presidential campaign reported having just $1,422.76 on hand in its last filing with the Federal Election Commission, in December 2020.
A political action committee associated with Mr. de Blasio, Fairness PAC, last reported having more than $32,000 in debt and less than $3,000 on hand.
Mr. de Blasio, who ran New York City from 2014 through 2021, was plagued by ethics questions during his time in office.
He was the subject of a number of investigations into whether his fund-raising methods violated the city’s ethics law, a ban against soliciting contributions from people who had business in front of the city.
Persons:
de Blasio, de, Gracie, Jocelyn Strauber
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city’s Department of Investigation, Federal, Commission, Mr
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New York City