Nothing in the article says he was not entitled to security when he travelled. The charges were for his security detail, not his personal expenses. True he took the personal trips and this cost for the security detail. But note the article says he prided himself for almost never leaving the city. So I doubt his trips to see his babe exceeded those of most mayors for whatever purposes.
“Nothing in the article says he was not entitled to security when he travelled. The charges were for his security detail, not his personal expenses”
But the charges were hidden, tucked away in unrelated agencies. That’s what’s raised the red flags here.