http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/marion-barry-declares-controversy-over-unpaid-parking-tickets-resolved/2014/08/06/c79ae56e-1d9b-11e4-ae54-0cfe1f974f8a_story.html
This part is most amusing:
“A number of people who heard about the issue called and offered to pay the balance, and I just want to express my gratitude for their kindness and generous offer,” Barry said. “I paid the balance of these tickets, in the amount of $2,339.00, from my own personal funds.”
A spokeswoman for Barry did not have an explanation for the $560 discrepancy between the DMV accounting and his own. “The bottom line is, it’s all paid up,” spokeswoman LaToya Foster said.