A Department of Corrections bigwig admitted he used a government car on 118 days for “personal errands” and to commute to his house in the suburbs, officials said Wednesday.

Lawrence McGugins leads misconduct probes as head of the DOC’s Special Investigations Unit but his own misconduct will force him to fork over $5,200 in fines and reimbursements after racking up tolls on the taxpayers’ dime, the city’s Conflicts of Interest board said in a news release.

McGugins used a government “pool” car for part of his commute between work and home in Mount Vernon and to run errands in Queens and Manhattan — zipping through 257 E-ZPass tolls that cost city taxpayers $1,234.81 between January 2023 and February 2024, the board said. 3

He would park the pool vehicle — which is shared by sta

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