So it seems the Giuliani/Kerik relationship is finally starting to get a little attention from the media — in large measure because of the latest indictment and also because his competitors (especially John McCain, for now) are hitting him on it. You can see our roundup of what happened on the Sunday Shows here. And you can find our mega-Kerik scandal list here.
So far, the fact that Rudy was warned about Kerik’s mafia ties before giving him multiple appointments is getting the most attention.
But there’s also this matter of Kerik’s personnel policies. Kerik and the City of New York were twice sued by city corrections employees who claimed that Kerik had blackballed them for not treating his mistress, who was also a corrections department employee while he was head of the department, with kid gloves.
The city settled one of the cases for a quarter of a million dollar pay out. The other case was finally thrown out only this year because a judge said the plaintiff, former Deputy Warden Eric DeRavin, hadn’t come up with enough evidence to sustain the case. Surely Rudy knew about this, no?
