Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has asked state Comptroller Alan Hevesi to pay another $90,000 to the state, atop the $83,000 he paid in late September as a result of the chauffeur scandal.
Hevesi delivered a check for that amount today after a preliminary review by Spitzer's office detailed how often a staffer, Nicholas Acquafredda, assigned to drive Hevesi's wife, was away from his workstation.
Spitzer's call for a larger payment reinforces a claim by Hevesi's Republican opponent, J. Christopher Callaghan, that the comptroller vastly underestimated what he owed taxpayers.
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How much does Suozzi owe?
"...after a preliminary review by Spitzer's office ..."
Key word "preliminary." Must be a ton more stuff out there.
If Hevesi owes the state of New York $173,000 (the $83k he paid plus the new $90) than this is more than just a storty of Hevesi's wife getting a couple of rides from a state employee.
I think it is pretty clear that Alan Hevesi used his position as State Comptroller to get a personal valet for his wife at taxpayer's expense. This is an unbelievable abuse of power for someone who is suppose to be the states' fiscal watchdog.
I've come to the decision that Hevesi has to go. Callaghan has my vote.
Well said Errol. I'm with you Dan. Mr. Hevesi's credibility is shot, and his various apologists are wasting breath.