Kenneth Del Vecchio (R–Warwick) is joining Republican rival Phil Oliva (R/C/REF-Somers) in asking Democratic opponent Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Springs) to hand over any footage that a tracker hired by his party may have taken of them or their families.
Oliva first complained of the tracker on June 20 saying he came to Oliva’s house and scared his wife as she looked out their kitchen window. Oliva called the police, and if the tracker were to be found near his house again, Oliva said he would be arrested.
The tracker, named Yougourthen Ayouni, has since been fired by the New York Democratic Party, which hired him.
Oliva said he was promised the unedited footage on June 21, but as of June 28 had not received it. A spokesperson for the Democratic Party said June 28 it would be coming in the mail and that he had confirmed with Oliva the day before that he would send it.
While Del Vecchio never saw Ayouni near his house, he came to the Hoboken International Film Festival (HIFF), which Del Vecchio chairs, and asked him questions on issues like abortion and Planned Parenthood.
“I had no idea who he was at the time,” Del Vecchio said. “[But] it was clear to me he was not a member of the ordinary press.”
Del Vecchio admits he does not know if there was any footage taken of him or his family, but is asking Maloney to hand over any if there is.
