- Thomas Sanzillo
Thomas Sanzillo (b.
1955 Brooklyn ,New York City ) is an American investment banker, financial advisor and politician.He began working in the Comptroller's Office in 1994 [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/nyregion/27comptroller.html NYT on July 27, 2007] ] , and was appointed First Deputy Comptroller by
Alan Hevesi in 2003. After Hevesi's resignation, he was ActingNew York State Comptroller fromDecember 22 ,2006 , toFebruary 7 ,2007 . [cite news | last=Johnson | first=Mark | title=Hevesi Pleads Guilty, Resigns From Office | work=New York Sun | date=2006-12-22 | url=http://www.nysun.com/article/45664 | accessdate=2007-04-18 ] [cite press release | title= DiNapoli Sworn in as New York State’s 54th Comptroller | publisher= Office of the New York State Comptroller | date=2007-02-07 | url=http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/feb07/020707.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-18 ]As Acting Comptroller, he refused to pay a bill submitted to the Comptroller's office by former Governor
George Pataki in his final days in office. The bill was to pay for a private jet Pataki used to fly toVirginia to inspectsteel for construction atGround Zero . Sanzillo said that Pataki could have flown a state aircraft to Virginia for the trip. The bill was sent back to the Governor's Office and Gov.Eliot Spitzer decided to remit the bill to Pataki to have his campaign committee pay it.fact|date=June 2008He served as Acting Comptroller until
Thomas DiNapoli was elected Comptroller by theNew York State Legislature . DiNapoli reappointed Sanzillo First Deputy Comptroller onMarch 7 ,2007 . [cite press release | title= DiNapoli Names Sanzillo First Deputy Comptroller | publisher= Office of the New York State Comptroller | date=2007-03-07 | url=http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/mar07/030707a.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-18 ] On July 26, 2007, Sanzillo resigned as First Deputy Comptroller. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2007/07/ New York Daily News] ] He is now a financial advisor with T. R. Rose and Associates inNew York City .References
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