Weiner packs funds to run
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 24, District 9, Mayor, Public Advocate, U.S. House on July 19, 2012 | No Comments
Scandal-plagued former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is sitting on several million dollars, which he could use in a run for mayor. According to a report filed with the city Campaign Finance Board, Weiner has close to $4.5 million in his war chest and he could receive $1.5 million in public matching funds, which are set [...]
Liu remains unruffled despite staffer’s arrest
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Comptroller, City Offices, Mayor on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
City Comptroller John Liu has not stopped attending events or City Council hearings in the week after his campaign treasurer Jia “Jenny” Hou was charged with funneling illegal donations to his mayoral war chest even as Democratic insiders are questioning how a bid for Gracie Mansion could possibly take place. Liu made an appearance at [...]
Liu campaign woes worsen with $527,400 in sign fines
Posted by Joe Anuta in Attorney General, City Comptroller, City Offices, Statewide Offices on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
This was probably not the kind of publicity City Comptroller John Liu had hoped for. The aspiring mayor is facing both a fine for a previous campaign and an accusation of malfeasance surrounding his current one. Late last month he announced that he had retained former state Attorney General Robert Abrams to audit his yet-unregistered [...]
