Wednesday, March 14, 2012

BP Marty Markowitz Calls For Clarification Following $20K Fine

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz got slapped with a $20,000 fine Monday for bringing his wife on several free trips abroad.

The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board fined Markowitz for taking his wife on trips to Turkey in 2007 and 2009 and to the Netherlands, also in 2009, despite having been told he had to pay for her expenses.

Markowitz said the trips were paid for and requested by the foreign countries and added that it’s protocol to bring one’s spouse.

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