The Village Voice reports on yet another one of the shady people Rudy Giuliani has surrounded himself with: and this one is his top advisor:
When he won City Hall, Giuliani installed his young aide in a little office with the title of “Director of Appointments.” Actually, Tony Carbonetti was mostly engaged in disappointments, since his chief task was to smoke out Democrats with city jobs and fire them. He spent his days on the phone, ending careers as fast as he could dial.
Tony Carbonetti was also forgetful in disclosing his finances, and he was found to have neglected to list $11,000 in defaulted loans from his abbreviated student days. Giuliani’s top deputies, all ex-law-enforcement officials, said this didn’t matter because they knew all about the old loans anyway.
When he needed a break from these onerous chores, Carbonetti went gambling. He had learned his lesson and was careful to list his winnings on his financial forms. There was Bally’s Hotel, $5,000; TropWorld, $20,000, Trump Plaza slots, $5,000; and much more, indicating enormous betting expertise. He also took a trip to Las Vegas with another City Hall aide who owed his job to his father’s mayoral ties. Russell Harding later pleaded guilty to stealing $400,000 from the taxpayers for junkets including the Las Vegas jaunt. City and federal investigators were especially curious about Carbonetti’s involvement, but no charges were brought.
It wasn’t all fun and games, however. In the spring of 2001, the mayor called on his faithful aide to handle one more firing—that of his wife.
1 Response to “Rudy’s “Brain” Has a Dodgy Past”
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There are some things I use to like about Rudy. However everything that has to do with morals about Rudy I don’t like. Add this to the list … Hiring people with questionable moral values. Let’s keep watching.
Left by MJN
August 22, 2007 at 4:57pm