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fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Brooklyn boro prez candidate treasurer sentenced to community service in straw donor scheme

The elderly treasurer for a Brooklyn borough president candidate was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three years probation for a failed straw donor scheme to scam the city out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in public matching funds. Erlene King, 72, who worked on the 2021 primary election campaign of Democrat Anthony Jones, was sentenced by Brooklyn Federal Court Carol Bagley Amon on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to wire fraud in January 2025.
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fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

NYC Mayor's Race: Cuomo's campaign gets $2.3M matching funds boost from Campaign Finance Board | amNewYork

Andrew Cuomo's independent mayoral campaign received roughly $2.3 million in public matching funds, adding to nearly $896,000 in private donations.
fromwww.amny.com
6 months ago

NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind | amNewYork

I'm thankful for the support of New Yorkers and for the fact that we continue to show that we are the choice of people across the five boroughs,
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fromBrooklyn Eagle
10 months ago

Mayoral candidates Mamdani, Walden and Williams lead in latest round of matching funds

Public matching funds of $12.3 million have been approved for NYC's 2025 elections, promoting future election competitiveness.
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