Campaign Board Fines Cuomo $675,000 While Awarding Millions To Opponent

The New York City Campaign Finance Board reportedly fined former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo $675,000 while awarding millions in public matching funds to his opponent on Friday.

The board said that Cuomo’s mayoral campaign improperly colluded with a super PAC supporting him, according to multiplereports. The decisions represent another financial blow to Cuomo, who has been fined $1.3 million in total for improper coordination ahead of the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary, Politico reported.

Meanwhile, the board reportedly awarded $2.4 million in public matching funds to primary candidate Adrienne Adams, who is speaker of the New York City Council. The board said it is withholding the $1.3 million because it believes an ad produced by the pro-Cuomo PAC was not made independently of Cuomo’s campaign.

 Cuomo’s and Adams’ campaigns did not immediately respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021 after allegations of sexual assault — and faces the rebirth of another scandal as the Department of Justice investigates whether he lied to Congress about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes that happened on his watch.