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04/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2024 10:24

The Island 360: Merrick resident alleges D’Esposito subsidized $20,000 for campaign committee

NY-04 Resident : "[It is] reprehensible for my representative to be breaking ethics rules and I wanted…people to be made aware of it."

A new report in The Island 360 revealed that a constituent of New York's Fourth Congressional District filed multiple campaign finance and ethics complaints against vulnerable New York Republican Anthony D'Esposito.

The constituent filed three complaints, which were submitted to the Federal Elections Commission and Office of Congressional Ethics, respectively.

DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
"Anthony D'Esposito is repeatedly in cahoots with the most extreme factions of the Republican Party, and now, he's seemingly breaking the law while serving in public office. New York's Fourth Congressional District deserves better than D'Esposito."

The Island 360: Merrick resident alleges D'Esposito subsidized $20,000 for campaign committee
Taylor Herzlich | April 25, 2024

KEY POINTS:

  • A constituent in the 4th Congressional District said she filed multiple campaign finance complaints against Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-Island Park), including an allegation that he has subsidized more than $20,000 for his federal campaign committee.

  • Merrick resident Helene M., who wished to keep her last name anonymous, said she filed the complaints April 4 in an effort to inform fellow residents of the alleged violations.

  • "[It is] reprehensible for my representative to be breaking ethics rules and I wanted…people to be made aware of it because I think it would upset a lot of people and they would pay attention more to the election coming up," Helene said.

  • Helene said she filed three complaints in total to the Federal Elections Commission and the Office of Congressional Ethics.

  • She alleged that in addition to the subsidized funding, D'Esposito used his campaign social media accounts to post official government communications and sent fundraising emails from his campaign committee asking for support in official government business.