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BUFFALO, NY — Buffalo Common Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope was sworn in — and put on the city payroll — on Jan. 1.

But she collected more than a paycheck from the city during her first four months in office.

Halton-Pope continued to work as a part-time political consultant for Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes — the woman she called her “forever boss” — until late April, earning about $3,000 per month. And she continues to chair the re-election campaign of Peoples-Stokes, who paid her an $18,000 consulting fee last year.

That’s according to the latest round of annual financial statements that certain city officials — including all those in elected positions — must file each year with the city clerk, along with state and municipal payroll records. campaign financing.

In February, Investigative Post received city officials’ latest financial disclosures from a local good government activist, but they had been largely redacted by the city’s legal department. The activist successfully fought the city’s redactions and shared uncensored copies with Investigative Post last week. You can read the full story on the Investigative Post website.