A Candidate Got $162,000 in Public Money. His Secret: Fake Donors.
Briefly

A second-floor apartment in Flushing, Queens had family members donating to a local State Assembly race, despite them claiming they never donated.
Under New York State's new system for public campaign financing, modest donations from the Zadran family were claimed as eligible for matching funds, even though they denied making any contributions.
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