Wilson sues Zeldin over campaign cash ahead GOP governor primaryBy Zach Williams
June 9, 2022
Dark horse Republican gubernatorial hopeful Harry Wilson is suing rival Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) and the state Board of Elections ahead of the June 28 GOP primary for governor over what Wilson claims is a litany of campaign finance violations.
“The Zeldin campaign has employed a number of unlawful finance schemes which utilize wealthy donors to evade clearly established contribution limits and illegally funnel excess money to his primary election campaign,” reads the 40-page lawsuit filed late Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Albany County.
A court date had yet to be set in the matter as of Thursday afternoon.
Wilson alleges that Zeldin is improperly using general election funds, money given to his running mate Alison Esposito, a former NYPD deputy inspector, and donations to his congressional campaign account given after Zeldin announced his campaign for governor last year.
“This Court should act now to halt Lee Zeldin’s attempt to stack the deck by virtue of his campaign finance schemes,” reads the lawsuit, which requests an injunction against the putative frontrunner for the GOP nomination on the use of such funds.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/09/harry-wilson-sues-lee-zeldin-over-campaign-cash-ahead-of-primary/
