A state worker named David Burke, who provided evidence to prosecutors in their fraud case against former comptroller Alan Hevesi, also told authorities "that he had frequently driven the wife of Hevesi's predecessor as comptroller, Carl McCall, transporting her on weekend trips from New York City to a vacation home upstate," according to Tom Robbins in the Village Voice.
Writes Robbins: "Although Burke didn't qualify for overtime, he told probers that all of the trips he made were on state time and while driving a state-owned vehicle. If so, it would have been the same type of rules violation attributed to Hevesi."
Now that Hevesi's gone from the scene, what happens next in the wonderful world of government wheels?
Comments (3)
there needs to be strict restrictions on the use of government owned vehicles. At the town, County and state level there are tremendous abuses. Abuses that cost taxpayers millions. End the free ride!!!
Save the taxpayers the gas, purchase prices, lease, maintaing these cars, insurance, windshield wipers, lawsuits settlements from accidents... If you want to be an elected official you should have a car to get to and from work. And don't anyone give me bs about "then they will take milage instead"... NO MILEAGE!
If a public official needs a vehicle for transportation, use pool cars for special circumstances.
MOST public offials don't need vehicles. It's mainly a status symbol.
The salary for public officials, however, must be raised. Tom Suozzi making 109k to run a 2 billion dollar company with 10,000 employees is a joke.