Top NYC mayoral candidate Cuomo fined $675K by city campaign finance board over super PAC commercial

New York City mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo was fined $675,000 on Friday by the New York City Campaign Finance Board for improperly coordinating with a super PAC for a commercial.

The former New York Democrat governor was fined $622,056 two weeks ago over an ad that the PAC, Fix the City, aired in support of Cuomo, which the city's campaign finance board suspected was improperly coordinated with the campaign, Politico reported.

Board member Richard Davis noted that Fix the City spent another $675,000 to continue airing the ad after the first fine. Consequently, the board withheld that same amount in public funds from Cuomo's campaign and counted it against his spending cap.

“The board will continue to investigate the issue,” Davis said.

The total amount of campaign finance fines against Cuomo's campaign is around $1.3 million.

Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said the campaign didn't have improper contact with Fix the City, disputing the board's findings.

“We look forward to making that clear and receiving the full matching funds to which the campaign is entitled,” Azzopardi said in a statement.

The Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race is June 24.