Bill De Blasio To Pay $330K For Misusing Funds During Presidential Campaign

NEW YORK CITY — Former Mayor Bill de Blasio will have to pay more than $300,000 for improperly using taxpayer funds for his NYPD security detail during his 2019 presidential campaign, according to the city Conflicts of Interest Board.

De Blasio will pay $329,794.20 in restitution to taxpayers. The former mayor has already paid for $100,000. The remaining fine of nearly $230,000 will be paid back over the next four years, according to reports.

De Blasio had allegedly used his NYPD detail to attend a Red Sox game in Los Angeles during a campaign trip, according to the New York Post.

The security detail took more than 40 trips in which hotel costs exceeded the federal limit followed by the NYPD.

In a post on X, De Blasio wrote that he had settled an outstanding case with the NYC COIB.

"I acknowledge that I made a mistake, and I deeply regret it."

Prior to the settlement, ligation had been going for three years between the former mayor and the COIB.

“Now it’s time to move forward,” De Blasio added.