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    THE COUNCIL OF

    THE CITY OF NEW YORK

    COREY JOHNSON CITY HALL TELEPHONE


    SPEAKER (212) 788-7210
    NEW YORK, NY 10007

    June 7, 2020

    Hon. Margaret Garnett


    Commissioner
    New York City Department of Investigation
    180 Maiden Lane
    New York, NY 10038

    Hon. Jeffrey D. Friedlander


    Chair
    New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
    2 Lafayette Street, Suite 1010
    New York, NY 10007

    Dear Commissioner Garnett and Chair Friedlander:

    On May 31, 2020, an internal, unredacted New York City Police Department (NYPD)
    arrest record containing confidential personal information relating to the Mayor's
    daughter, Chiara de Blasio, was publicly released over social media. In response to this
    release, the Mayor stated: “The S.B.A. [the Sergeants Benevolent Association, which
    represents sergeants in the New York City Police Department] did something
    unconscionable, and it's not just because it's my daughter. They do this all the time with
    people's privacy. When they leak information on someone, it's absolutely
    inappropriate.” See Dana Rubinstein and Jeffery C. Mays, Police Union Discloses Arrest
    of de Blasio's Daughter in Privacy Breach, NY Times, Jun. 1, 2020 (emphasis added).

    We believe that (1) a release like this would not be possible without a violation of section
    2604(b)(4) of the New York City Charter (the Charter), which, except under specific
    circumstances inapplicable here, prohibits public servants from publicly disclosing “any
    confidential information concerning the property, affairs or government of the city which
    is obtained as a result of the official duties of such public servant and which is not
    otherwise available to the public” and (2) particularly if similar releases are frequently
    occurring, as alleged by the Mayor, such releases may additionally involve a violation of
    section 4(d) of Executive Order 16/1978, which requires City officers and employees “to
    report, directly and without undue delay, to the Commissioner [of Investigations] or an
    Inspector General any and all information concerning conduct which they know or should
    reasonably know to involve corrupt or other criminal activity or conflict of interest... by
    another City officer or employee, which concerns his or her office or employment...."
    We are also concerned that the timing of this release – in the midst of severe public
    unrest – strongly suggests willful conduct calculated to inflict personal harm on the
    Mayor and a member of his family. While we have grave concerns regarding the Mayor's
    handling of the mass demonstrations now roiling our City, a personal reprisal of this sort
    is wholly unacceptable, cannot be tolerated, and, if sustained, warrants imposition of the
    full penalties available under section 2606 of the Charter for violations of this nature.

    Accordingly, pursuant to section 2603(g)(2) of the Charter, we are referring this matter
    (both the individual release relating to Chiara de Blasio and the broader allegation by the
    Mayor that releases of this sort are commonplace) to the Conflicts of Interest Board for
    prompt review, investigation in coordination with the Department of Investigation (DOI),
    and the imposition of appropriate penalties.

    Further, pursuant to section 803 of the Charter, as Speaker of the New York City Council
    and Chair of the New York City Council's Committee on Oversight and Investigations,
    respectively, we are hereby directing DOI to immediately undertake an investigation to
    determine whether this matter (both the individual release relating to Chiara de Blasio
    and the broader allegation by the Mayor that releases of this sort are commonplace)
    involves violations of section 4(d) of Executive Order 16/1978 or any other applicable
    laws, rules, or orders.

    Sincerely,

    COREY JOHNSON RITCHIE TORRES


    Speaker Chair, Committee on Oversight &
    Investigations

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