NYC Mayor Eric Adams is not accused of having any knowledge of, or involvement in, the scheme.
alleges Dwayne Montgomery, 64, Shamsuddin Riza, 70, Millicent Redick, 77, Ronald Peek, 65, Yahya Mushtaq, 28, and Shahid Mushtaq, 29, recruited straw donors to make donations in their names using money orders and reimbursed funds. Riza and Peek, the owners of EcoSafety Consultants Inc.
, also allegedly plotted with Yahya and Mushtaq to use employees’ personal information on contribution forms without their knowledge. During the 2021 race, the NYC Campaign Finance Board matched residents’ first $250 donation eight-to-one. Individuals had a max contribution of $2,000, and businesses with city contracts only had $400.
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