New York Daily News

Accused pol skips Council

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INDICTED CITY Councilman Ruben Wills has not shown up for a single Council meeting this year, documents show.

The Queens pol missed 69 straight meetings since January, citing medical reasons, according to attendance records obtained Wednesday through the Freedom of Informatio­n Law.

In all, Wills missed 72% of the 111 meetings and hearings he was supposed to attend in the 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30 — 78 medical absences and two unexcused absences.

Wills spokesman Brandon Clarke said the pol has now returned to the Council after the extended medical leave.

The Jamaica Democrat was indicted on a dozen different corruption charges in 2014.

Prosecutor­s charged he stole public campaign funds — using the money for purchases like a Louis Vitton handbag and shopping trips to Nordstrom.

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