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Giuliani's Mistress Used N.Y. Police as Taxi Service
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Well before it was publicly known he was seeing her, then-married New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a police driver and city car for his mistress Judith Nathan, former senior city officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
"She used the PD as her personal taxi service," said one former city official who worked for Giuliani.
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New York papers reported in 2000 that the city had provided a security detail for Nathan, who became Giuliani's third wife after his divorce from Donna Hanover, who also had her own police security detail at the same time.
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The former city officials said Giuliani expanded the budget for his security detail at the time. Politico.com reported yesterday that many of the security expenses were initially billed to obscure city agencies, effectively hiding them from oversight.
The former officials told ABCNews.com the extra costs involved overtime and per diem costs for officers traveling with Giuliani to secret weekend rendezvous with Nathan in the fashionable Hamptons resort area on Long Island.
When the New York City comptroller began to question the accounting, Mayor Giuliani's office declined to provide details to city security, officials told ABCNews.com today.
"The Comptroller's Office made repeated requests for the information in 2001 and 2002 but was informed that due to security concerns the information could not be provided," a spokesperson for the comptroller's office said.
Appearing in public for the first time today, Giuliani told ABC News the accusations he assigned a police security detail to his mistress and helped to hide the expenses in the mammoth New York City budget "a pre-debate hit job."
"I'm sorry, but I still don't understand why they filed these expenses the way they did," he said.
Former officials close to Giuliani say he had "zero" to do with how the police security expenses for Judith Nathan, who he since married, were accounted in the city budget.
The Giuliani campaign said it would also provide a former deputy mayor, Randy Mastro, to respond to the allegations later today.
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November 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (226)
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Anyone who can't see the true CORRUPT GULIANI is a complete MORON. IF YOU VOTE FOR GUILIANI, YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU GET...
Posted by: Marie | Nov 29, 2007 3:48:49 PM
Gary Hart, all over again.
Posted by: Louis | Nov 29, 2007 3:51:07 PM
It appears as if Mayor Rudy Giuliani finally found the perfect match for him, for now. He changes women like he changes his mind, constantly.
Posted by: sue from texas | Nov 29, 2007 3:51:25 PM
Anyone really surprised? He's a natural for the presidency w/ the current state of affairs. I'm sickened that he calls himself a republican, much less an American. As higher forms of life go, I'd rate him at just under STD's, and just above the amoeba.
Posted by: VeteranD | Nov 29, 2007 3:52:15 PM
Hmmmmm...looks like some powerful Republican opponents are about to "swiftboat" the beloved mayor. Mitt, Mitt? Are you listening? By the way, I wonder what Mitt will name his planet in the afterlife?
Posted by: dano | Nov 29, 2007 3:53:02 PM
Go,Rodney,go. The gloves are off.
Posted by: wc | Nov 29, 2007 3:58:46 PM
What? You mean both halves ofthe Rudy and Judy show acted "a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty?" Rudey Julie Annie? NO!!!!
Posted by: Frank | Nov 29, 2007 3:59:00 PM
In this corner weighing in as most adulterous the current champions Bradgelina...in the other corner the challengers Rudyjudy..... and the winner is RUDYJUDY!!!!....
Posted by: GM | Nov 29, 2007 4:03:21 PM
I love in particular the "security concerns" dodge. That sounds exactly like what the current administration says whenever they want to keep their shady politicking and cronyism hidden.
Posted by: SportinLife | Nov 29, 2007 4:04:12 PM
I remember when it was considered to be really bad when politicians used their position of power to carry on affairs behind their wive's back.
Posted by: OxyCon | Nov 29, 2007 4:09:40 PM
Unfortunately, after Slick Willie's time in the White House, there is no behavior that would be bad enough to scandalize a President (or Presidential Candidate) short of murder. Everything that would have been a scandal in the past is simply dismissed as normal behavior from a politician...
Posted by: Nathan | Nov 29, 2007 4:14:09 PM
The hilarious thing about this is that the ONLY excuse Rudy has is that he had no idea where his mistress escapades were being billed. But, c'mon, you're running for President! Is ignorance really a good strategy right now??
Posted by: Dave J. | Nov 29, 2007 4:17:35 PM
It doesn't matter to me, even if it is completely true. What matters most to me are RESULTS and Rudy did an exemplary job leading NYC out of the financial and crime black hole left by previous administrations.
Posted by: John D Infidel | Nov 29, 2007 4:19:10 PM
Just another feather in Rooty's cap. The Repubs just love lying, adulterous, thieves. It must be some sort of psychosis due to being closeted for so long.
Posted by: David | Nov 29, 2007 4:21:13 PM
Doesn't matter to me, even if this story is total true, which I doubt. RESULTS matter most to me and Rudy did an exemplary job bring NYC back to life and back to the civilized world.
Posted by: John Bensted | Nov 29, 2007 4:21:40 PM
Simple Question for Giuliani: "Did Judi Nathan receive city-paid security or transportation in 2000, when you were still married to Donna Hanover?"
Posted by: D | Nov 29, 2007 4:22:00 PM
Bye bye Rudy!! We hardly knew ya!!!!
Posted by: Mrzip | Nov 29, 2007 4:24:26 PM
OxyCon wrote: "I remember when it was considered to be really bad when politicians used their position of power to carry on affairs behind their wive's back."
That's only when you're not charging it to the government.
Posted by: ws | Nov 29, 2007 4:25:07 PM
A clear case of theft of City money - pure and simple.
Wonder if he will be held accountable???
Posted by: Jim | Nov 29, 2007 4:25:35 PM
He sounds like he'll make a great Republican candidate. He can carry on the tradition that has marked his party's legislative and executive track record of corruption, perversion, and deceit over the last 7 years.
Posted by: chef3209 | Nov 29, 2007 4:25:53 PM
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