Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was fined nearly $330,000 for improperly using taxpayer dollars to fund his security detail during his failed 2020 presidential bid. De Blasio reached a settlement with the Conflict of Interest Board on Wednesday.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has to pay more than $300,000 for breaking the rules when he had his New York Police Department security detail tag along when de Blasio staged a short-lived campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.