REPORT: Anti-Gay NYC St. Patrick’s Day Chair Bought “Male Enhancement Drugs” With Parade Funds

The notoriously anti-gay chairman of New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been accused of using parade funds to buy “male enhancement” drugs and make other unauthorized purchases. The Irish Voice reports:

The board of directors of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade has notified the New York State Attorney General’s office about a “misuse” of parade funds which includes a number of unauthorized expenses dating back to 2010, the Irish Voice has learned. The transactions in question include multiple “drugs for men” charges by the board’s Parade and Celebration Committee Chairman John Dunleavy, and several other expenses for airfare, restaurants, lodging, clothing and office supplies.

The transactions in question include multiple “drugs for men” charges by the board’s Parade and Celebration Committee Chairman John Dunleavy, and several other expenses for airfare, restaurants, lodging, clothing and office supplies. Other unauthorized purchases by Dunleavy include a December 3, 2013 charge of $1,038.24 at the Men’s Wearhouse in Scarsdale; a July 2015 $863.92 charge at a Sunoco in Hopewell Junction, NY; $400 in medical charges in April of 2014 that were redacted in compliance with HIPAA privacy laws; a $429.23 Aer Lingus charge on July 4, 2015; a $100.24 charge at Free States Liquor in Elkton, VA on May 22, 2015; and hotel room charges at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, VA on May 24 and 26 of this year totaling $1,510.82 for two rooms each date. Restaurant/pub charges of $339.47 and $88.91 also coincided with the Virginia trip.

According to the letter to the Attorney General, Dunleavy has “refused to address this serious situation.” Much more is at the link. LGBT groups will be allowed to march at the 2016 parade, much to Dunleavy’s objections.