Adams Sues Over Millions In Denied Matching Funds

Politico reports:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the city Campaign Finance Board’s decision to deny him millions of dollars in public matching funds Adams’ lawsuit against the board, filed in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn, accuses the board of violating city, state and federal rules and seeks the release of $3.4 million that would bolster his longshot reelection bid.

The board first denied Adams matching funds in December, citing the five-count bribery indictment against the mayor, in addition to his team’s refusal to provide campaign finance regulators with requested information. The lawsuit noted the campaign has since submitted that paperwork. And now that the U.S. Department of Justice dismissed the case, the suit further posits, the board should not rely on the allegations at all.

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