**Foreign Donations Controversy Surrounding NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani**
With just one week remaining until Election Day in New York City, campaign finance scrutiny has intensified around Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. On Tuesday, the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, a campaign finance watchdog group, filed two criminal referrals against Mamdani, alleging that his campaign received illegal contributions from foreign donors.
Earlier this month, a review of campaign finance reports revealed that Mamdani’s campaign had accepted nearly $13,000 from at least 170 donors located outside the United States. This disclosure raises significant questions about the campaign’s compliance with election laws, as only U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents are legally permitted to contribute to American political campaigns.
“These are not isolated incidents or clerical errors,” said Dan Backer, a national campaign finance expert and president of the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “This was a sustained pattern of foreign money flowing into a New York City mayoral race, which is a clear violation of both federal law and New York City campaign finance rules. Mamdani’s campaign was on notice for months that it was accepting illegal foreign contributions, and yet it did nothing meaningful to stop it.”
In response, the Mamdani campaign maintains that any issues regarding financial contributions have been resolved.
The controversy highlights ongoing concerns about campaign finance transparency and legality, particularly in high-profile local races.
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