It seemed not a news story was published following the November 2011 and February 2012 arrests of his top fundraiser and his former treasurer on federal campaign finance fraud charges without a prefix attached to his name: «Embattled Comptroller John Liu.» (dnainfo.com)
The Senate Republicans have seized on yesterday's conviction of two former aides to NYC Comptroller / Democratic mayoral hopeful John Liu on charges of campaign finance fraud as proof that a publicly financed system is «an invitation to more corruption and wrongdoing, and will only result in politicians taking taxpayers for a ride.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
Despite the recent arrest of his campaign treasurer for alleged campaign finance fraud, Liu's approval held steady at 40 percent, with 44 percent of those polled saying he should not resign, versus 33 percent who said he should. (dnainfo.com)