The city’s Campaign Finance Board has ruled to deny more than $3.5 million in public matching funds to City Comptroller John Liu, putting his election prospects into serious turmoil.
Citing evidence of “serious and pervasive” potential violations across the campaign’s fund-raising, the board voted unanimously this morning to deny the funds at its headquarters in Lower Manhattan, where dozens of supporters gathered earlier this morning to support Mr. Liu and urge the agency to give his mayoral campaign the cash.
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