Sunday, January 13, 2008
GIULIANI BILLED OBSCURE AGENCIES FOR TRIPS
According to The Politico, "As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons, according to previously undisclosed government records."
We take no position with respect to whether the expenses themselves were legitimate. We note, however, that, in 2001, $400,000 was billed to the Assigned Counsel Administrative Office. This so-called "obscure agency" is involved in programs that provide lawyers to poor defendants. Therefore, there is no way to justify billing this agency for any of the mayor's travel expenses, legitimate or otherwise.
