NYC DAs chief fired for pushing underlings to back her in Fab Over 40 beauty contest: Have you voted today?

A Bronx district attorney’s chief pushed underlings to vote for her in an online “Fab Over 40” beauty contest — a cringe-worthy abuse of power that eventually cost her her $160,000-a-year job, a report says.Jessica Rosado was chief of the prosecution office’s Crime Victims Assistance Bureau when she was so obsessed with winning the contest last October that she sent message after message to dozens of subordinates asking them to help her out, according to Gothamist.Rosado was allegedly angling for a $40,000 cash prize, spa vacation and a magazine feature.“Hello from The Mediterranean Sea,” Rosado wrote in a Nov.13 group message on Whatsapp to 22 employees while she was apparently on vacation.“I have limited service but wanted to remind you to continue to vote for me every 24hrs [smiley face emoji],” she said.

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Thank you team!”Weeks earlier, Rosado had used her Bronx DA’s email account to send the contest page link to 37 workers, directing them to “vote daily if you are so inclined.“Feel free to share with your friends/family,” she added.On another occasion, Rosado emailed 38 employees asking, “Have you voted today?“Please vote every 24 hrs and share with friends and family if you’re so inclined,” she wrote.In the end, 17 of her subordinates voted for her — and four of them also donated a combined $81 to buy extra votes, as the contest allowed, Gothamist said.She didn’t win.Sign up for our Metro Daily newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.

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Rosado was fired April 5 for her conduct, the DA’s office said.She acknowledged her wrongdoing in a settlement with the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board that was released late last week, the outlet reported.The board found she had violated the city’s conflict-of-interest law, w...