Thursday, December 17, 2009

U.S. Attorney Subpoenas Working Families Party, and Bill de Blasio and Now Brad Lander Too






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U.S. Attorney Subpoenas Working Families Party, and Bill de Blasio Too
December 15, 2009 | 6:46 p.m
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York subpoenaed the Working Families Party in connection with work done during the 2009 elections, Liz reported earlier tonight .
"We welcome this inquiry," said Dan Cantor, the head of the Working Families Party, in a public statement. He said the probe will prove "[o]ur work has complied with both the spirit and letter of New York City’s Campaign Finance Law as well as all relevant state and federal election laws, tax and not-for-profit corporation laws."
For more, see link 


http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/us-attorney-subpoenas-working-families-party-bill-de-blasio






Lander Hit With WFP-Related Subpoena »

BY ELIZABETH BENJAMIN

Brooklyn Councilman-elect Brad Lander confirmed he is among the Working Families Party candidates to have received a subpoena from the US attorney's office in its probe of the labor-backed party's efforts in the 2009 elections.


Lander told me his campaign received a call Monday (the same day the WFP itself was subpoenaed) informing him that there was a subpoena with his name on it seeking information about the work conducted on his Council bid by the party's for-profit arm, Data and Field Services.


"They said: 'We have a subpoena for you, please call and tell us where to deliver it," said Lander, who got the document in question via fax on Tuesday morning at his Park Slope campaign office.


"Did I have on my Chanukah list a subpoena from the US attorney? It was not on my Chanukah list. It's a stack of documents to give them. I'm happy to provide them all, and I feel confident that when they review them, they'll find we complied fully with both the letter and spirit of the law.


For more see link 

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/12/lander-hit-with-wfp-related-su.html

HTTP://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS.COM/BLOGS/DAILYPOLITICS/2009/12/LANDER-HIT-WITH-WFP-RELATED-SU.HTML
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