City Comptroller Scott Stringer has stopped a $24,000 payment for unused vacation days to former Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, who retired after he was found to have used a city vehicle during 90 days of vacation in Maine in 2016, the New York Times reported.
Mr. Stringer’s office told the Times Dec. 5 that the Conflicts of Interest Board or the Department of Investigation could levy fines for his use of the vehicle for personal business, which broke city rules.
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