Documents: Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips

November 28, 2007 · Filed Under Politics, U.S. News

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.

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.

When the city’s fiscal monitor asked for an explanation, Giuliani’s aides refused, citing “security,” said Jeff Simmons, a spokesman for the city comptroller.

Political website The Politico was finally able to obtain the documents under the Freedom of Information Act. While the extra-marital affair Giuliani had while he was Mayor is old news, the practice of transferring the travel expenses of the Mayor’s security detail to the accounts of obscure mayoral offices has never been brought to light until now.

You can read all the details at The Politico