Bill de Blasio pays $300,000 fine with belated 2009 campaign contributions
In the waning days of the New York mayoral race, Bill de Blasio took advantage of his sudden popularity and a loophole in campaign finance laws to pay off a six-figure fine he had owed the city since 2011.
In addition to raising millions of campaign dollars for his New York mayoral run, de Blasio has received a wave of separate donations since July to pay off the $300,000 fine — incurred when his 2009 public advocate campaign was cited for plastering the city with illegal posters.
To clean the slate, de Blasio — in a move that is perfectly legal — made use of a quirk in the campaign finance laws that allowed donors to give to both his 2009 and 2013 campaigns, at the same time.
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