NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio questioned by federal prosecutors for 5 hours amid corruption allegations

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The Blaze:

Federal investigators interrogated New York City mayor Bill de Blasio for nearly five hours on Friday over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal. The investigation into the matter has been ongoing for nearly a year.

 

According to CNN, de Blasio and his staff are “under scrutiny for issues related to fundraising for his 2013 campaign.”

 

More from CNN:

That probe is centered around accusations by the New York State Board of Elections that members of the de Blasio administration skirted campaign finance laws in donations directed towards state senate campaigns in a 2014 election.

 

The New York Times reported in December that two separate grand juries had begun hearing testimony in both the federal and state cases. An interview between the mayor and prosecutors could indicate that the probes are coming to a head.

 

The Democratic mayor, who faces re-election this year, did not speak to reporters when he left the law offices of his attorney Friday afternoon. Those seen entering the building before the meeting included Andrew Goldstein, the head of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s public corruption unit, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell Capone.

 

Still, de Blasio has denied allegations of any wrongdoing.

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How ironic-a guy named Capone investigating a political gangster...