So this guy bills the city of New York for “security” while he’s off running around the Hamptons with his shrew mistress. No wonder this guy has so little to say about his pal Kerik. He was doing almost the same thing that good ol’ Bernie was… albeit he didn’t use an apartment that was meant for 9/11 aid workers like a cheap motel room. I can only hope that Bernie has told Rudy, “Fix my problem or your skeletons come out too.” Giuliani used to impress me. I used to think that his seeming law and order mentality was something that was sorely lacking in government. Unfortunately, it seems that Rudy isn’t quite the icon of right and goodness that he holds himself up to be.
The documents, obtained by Politico under New York’s Freedom of Information Law, show that the mayoral costs had nothing to do with the functions of the little-known city offices that defrayed his tabs, including agencies responsible for regulating loft apartments, aiding the disabled and providing lawyers for indigent defendants.
At the time, the mayor’s office refused to explain the accounting to city auditors, citing “security.â€
But the practice of transferring the travel expenses of Giuliani’s security detail to the accounts of obscure mayoral offices has never been brought to light, despite behind-the-scenes criticism from the city comptroller weeks after Giuliani left office.
The expenses first surfaced as Giuliani’s two terms as mayor of New York drew to a close in 2001, when a city auditor stumbled across something unusual: $34,000 worth of travel expenses buried in the accounts of the New York City Loft Board.
No wonder why his kids have issues with him. I mean if these charges for “security” were above board, why hide them deep within the budgets of obscure agencies? I suppose Giuliani is going to have just as hard of a time preaching fiscal responsibility as he does morality and decency. The only thing that turns the stomach more than Hillary as President is Judith Giuliani as first lady!
Hey New York, your tax dollars hard at work… making sure your mayor is well serviced. *snickers*
