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Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday he is not rushing to give back donations he received from two deep-pocketed businessmen now at the center of an FBI investigation into NYPD corruption.
“An investigation means something’s being looked at,” Hizzoner said. “Until we get a result, we can’t make final judgments. So in terms of any past donations, I will make that determination when we see the results of the investigation.”
The businessmen, real-estate investor Jona Rechnitz and Borough Park leader Jeremy Reichberg, are the focus of a probe into high-ranking NYPD members suspected of accepting gifts from them in exchange for favors, like extra security.
Rechnitz donated $50,000 to the mayor’s Campaign for One New York and shelled out the maximum $9,900 for de Blasio’s 2013 campaign, records show.
“I think all of you would agree you don’t prejudge the outcome of an investigation,” de Blasio said. “But if these individuals are exonerated, that’s one thing; if not, we’ll make a different determination.”
De Blasio insisted the two have not contributed to his re-election campaign and never gave him any gifts.
“No, no gifts,” he said, adding that he first met them in 2013. “Neither of them have contributed to my re-election campaign. While this investigation is going on, we will of course not accept any donations.”
The mayor said he had not spoken to Police Commissioner Bill Bratton about the probe, but will meet with him later in the week.
“As he said publicly, there’s going to be full cooperation with them,” de Blasio said.



