Furthermore, AG Scheiderman said, “This case stands for a very simple but important principle, which is that you cannot use your campaign account as a slush fund to avoid public scrutiny. No one, not even George Maziarz, can use campaign accounts to deceive the public, flout the law, and pay off friends.”
Last year, former Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek pleaded guilty to an unclassified misdemeanor election law violation. Wojtaszek is closely connected to the former state senator’s political machine.
