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The New York Times reports:
As a proud son of Nassau County’s vaunted Republican machine, Representative Anthony D’Esposito of New York knows well the power of political patronage. Shortly after taking the oath of office, the first-term congressman hired his longtime fiancée’s daughter to work as a special assistant in his district office, eventually bumping her salary to about $3,800 a month, payroll records show.
In April, Mr. D’Esposito added someone even closer to him to his payroll: a woman with whom he was having an affair, according to four people familiar with the relationship. Payments to both women stopped abruptly several months later, in July 2023, records show, around the time that Mr. D’Esposito’s fiancée found out about his relationship with Ms. Faas and briefly broke up with him, according to the four people.
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NEW: Rep Anthony D’Esposito had an affair — and put his lover on his congressional payroll, according to three people familiar w/the relationship + the mistress’s ex-husband.
It was one of a pair of hires that may violate House ethics rules. More here >>https://t.co/4YAVQJDLJi
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) September 23, 2024
Oh man! D’Esposito, who pushed to kick out Santos, not only put his fiancée’s daughter on the payroll, he put HIS MISTRESS on his congressional payroll. #NY04 https://t.co/AQN2Aq7zxr
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) September 23, 2024