Brooklyn Ex-Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Erlene King pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her attempt to steal funds from New York City’s Campaign Finance Board, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

According to the DOJ, King served as the campaign treasurer for a candidate who ran in a primary for the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President during the 2021 election cycle. King admitted that she obtained fraudulent donations for the purpose of inducing the CFB to provide matching funds to candidate’s campaign. A number of those contributions, which were obtained at King’s direction, were fraudulent nominee contributions made in the names of ...