Senator Avella’s Campaign Asks Officials to Investigate John Liu for Campaign Finance Violations

Former city comptroller John Liu attends The New York City Mayoral Forum on Cultural Sensitivity & Tolerance at the Museum of Tolerance on August 14, 2013 in New York City. Taylor Hill/Getty Images

NEW YORK—The re-election campaign committee for New York state Sen. Tony Avella, a Democrat, released a letter on June 26, asking officials to immediately investigate Democrat John Liu for campaign finance violations, recalling a similar case involving Liu from 2013.

Liu, the scandal-ridden former New York City comptroller and council member, is running to unseat Avella, the senator for the state’s 11th district, who beat him in 2014.