“You not only disregarded the Board’s repeated written advice, but created the very appearance of coercion and improper access to you and your staff that the Board’s advice sought to help you avoid,” the board wrote. That led to another letter from the conflicts board in 2018 - also kept under wraps until last night - rebuking the mayor in harsh terms. But he did it anyway.Ī 2014 letter from the Conflicts of Interest Board made the rules clear: “Any fundraising solicitations you make on behalf of a not-for-profit organization must not target any person or firm with a matter pending or about to be pending before any executive branch office or agency.” The letter was kept secret for years and only released Wednesday after The New York Times defeated the administration in court.Įven after the warning, de Blasio continued to hit up deep-pocketed donors for money for his political non-profit, the Campaign for One New York. More ethics trouble for Mayor Bill de Blasio: Documents released after a long legal fight reveal that the city’s ethics board repeatedly told the mayor and his attorneys that he was not allowed to raise money from donors with business before the city.
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