Mayor's Fund: Questionable expenses
A City Controller's Office review of the Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia found $219,000 worth of undocumented and unexplained expenses incurred in 2015 under its then chairwoman, Desiree Peterkin Bell.
Some purchases stood out more than others:
$52,000 for rooms at the Downtown Marriott for former Mayor Michael Nutter; Peterkin-Bell; Nutter's chief of staff, Everett Gillison; and others during Pope Francis' appearance at the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
$45,000 for flights to and hotel rooms in Rome as part of a prior visit to Pope Francis.
$8,738 for Uber rides charged to a Mayor's Fund credit card that was in Peterkin Bell's name.
$3,226 for 25 Amtrak charges.
$2,195 for a "Purpose Not Position Dinner" at the Hyatt at the Bellevue. (Peterkin Bell often uses the phrase "Purpose Not Position" on social media posts.)
$2,095 at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington.
$679 at Maggiano's Italian Restaurant.
$56 on purchases at J. Crew and Macy's.