He’s king of the road — even while under indictment for political corruption.
Queens State Sen. Malcolm Smith has billed his campaign fund $100,632 for vehicle-related expenses since 2010.
Smith was reimbursed for two leased cars, E-ZPass payments and even parking tickets, according to an analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group.
“While many politicians abuse their campaign accounts, Malcolm Smith seems to be a leader in this area,” said NYPIRG’s Bill Mahoney.
“He was billing his campaign for two cars at one time and he hasn’t had a competitive race in years.”
Smith, through a spokeswoman, declined to comment.
Earlier this year, he was indicted for allegedly trying to buy his way onto the Republican ballot for mayor.
Under current campaign rules, it’s legal for legislators to use campaign funds for anything deemed political, even cars.
Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption panel exposed a new twist — legislators who also put in for reimbursement from the state for their travel expenses.
But the panel didn’t name any of the lawmakers it claimed were “double dipping.”
Sen. Cathy Young, who represents a sprawling geographic district in Western New York, billed $79,693 in vehicle charges to her campaign.
Young spokesman Luke Slayton noted she isn’t one of the legislators collecting twice.
Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz used $34,289.06 in campaign funds to cover vehicle costs and billed the state for trips to and from Albany via Amtrak.
“I have four vans that I use for my campaign ” he said. “I only bill the state for travel when I go to Albany for legislative session.”
“If I lose my salvation, it won’t be for money,” the evangelical minister said. “I won’t be a double dipper.”