Felony?

Giuliani is in deep trouble. Judith Nathan was using the NYC police force as her personal taxi service well before their relationship was disclosed, discrediting the Mayor’s previous explanations for her extraordinary treatment.

Thursday, Giuliani aides changed their story. They said Nathan had received previously undisclosed "threats" earlier in 2000, and that protection was provided at those times.

They refused to provide dates, describe the nature of the threats or confirm - as witnesses and a law enforcement source now contend - that the protection began before she was publicly identified as the married mayor's girlfriend in May 2000.

That would make the threat justification all the more puzzling, because she wasn't a public figure.

This smells an awful lot like the Mayor used the NYPD for personal gain, otherwise known as misappropriation of public funds.