Sentences with phrase «upstate county committees»
The federal proceedings concern whether the administration doled out «pay - to - play» favors to big donors that dumped money into de Blasio's now - defunct «shadow government» nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York — Vance's case concerns allegations the mayor sought to circumvent state contribution limits in his failed bid to turn the State Senate Democratic, by having people seeking city business funnel unlimited cash into upstate county committees instead of into candidates» campaign accounts.
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He answered state prosecutors» questions on Jan. 25 in a separate probe of whether Team de Blasio broke election law when it funneled money through upstate county committees to help Democrats win the state Senate in 2014.
Bharara's office is also looking into how money raised by de Blasio's team was funneled through several largely dormant upstate county committees to Senate Democratic candidates in 2014, a tactic that potentially circumvented state contribution limits.
Additionally, these numbers include only donations made to state - level committees, and do not examine several five - and six - figure donations that unions made to upstate county committees in an attempt to indirectly aid Senate Democratic candidates.
The state investigation has focused on whether de Blasio or his aides violated state election law by funneling donations to Democratic candidates through upstate county committees during the party's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to control the State Senate.
Malpass was endorsed last week by a slew of upstate county committees, including Wayne, Oneida and Essex.
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The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
A state Elections Board enforcement counsel accused de Blasio and his aides of funneling large contributions from unions and other donors through county Democratic committees to three State Senate candidates upstate in 2014 in an unsuccessful party effort to retake control from Republicans.
Aides to the mayor, in aiding Democratic candidates, directed large - dollar contributions to county Democratic committees in upstate races, which then turned around and transferred the money to individual candidates.
Donald Trump will be making his way back upstate next month, attending an event in East Syracuse hosted by the Onondaga County Republican Committee.
The investigation launched after the state Board of Elections accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.
It is part of a larger probe over allegations that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio funneled large donations through several county Democratic committees to help upstate State Senate contenders.
Catsimatidis also said de Blasio solicited him to donate $ 50,000 to an upstate county Democratic committee that wound up going to candidates the mayor was trying to help win election as part of a failed effort to win Democratic control of the state Senate.
Other upstate New Yorkers on the committee include Erie County Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy, Rep. Tom Reed (R - Corning), and Rep. Chris Collins (R - Clarence).
A January 2016 memo from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.
De Blasio and his operatives made the decision — now under investigation — to heavily use upstate county party committees to raise money in 2014 for Senate Democrats only after they feared the governor was not prepared to spend what he promised, sources on all sides of the matter said.
In an article published online Monday morning, NY Post columnist John Crudele reported that upstate FBI agents are reviewing allegations of voter fraud, fraudulent nominating petition signatures and possibly personal use of campaign funds by Bronx officials connected to the Bronx Democratic County Committee.
She reports that some of the big checks that found their way into small upstate county political committees contained the words «donation per Mayor.»
Similarly, Vance's office said that the de Blasio team's effort to funnel money to upstate Democratic Party county committees — which do not face the same donation ceilings as individual candidates --» appear contrary to the intent and spirit of the laws.»
New York Republican State Committee Chairman Edward F. Cox claimed the unemployment rate is rising in upstate counties, something Republicans intend to remind voters about in the 2018 race for governor.
Sugarman had previously investigated a coordinated effort by de Blasio and his team to raise money for upstate Senate Democrats by taking advantage of significantly higher donation limits allowed for county committees.
At issue in Vance's investigation is whether the mayor or his apparatchiks sought to circumvent state campaign contribution caps by directing their political allies to write checks to upstate Democratic county committees, which do face the same donation ceilings.
The U.S. Attorney and Manhattan DA are investigating whether the office of New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio knowingly violated campaign contribution laws by funneling donations for some upstate Senate races through county committees, which can accept donations 10 times higher than the limits on an individual Senate candidate.
As CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has subpoenaed records from the Monroe County Democratic Committee in upstate Rochester.
Sugarman's referral documents extensive efforts by Mayor Bill de Blasio's election campaign to route large contributions through Democratic Party County Committees to Democrats running for the state senate in a handful of contested seats upstate.