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LEVY

RATNER,.C .

Richard A. Levy

Ryan

).

Barbur

Daniei J .

Ratner

Attorneys

at

Law

Vanessa

Flores

Daniel Engelstein 80

ighth

Avenue,

8th Floor

Alexander R a bb

Gwynne A . W i l c o x

New

ork,

New

ork

10011-7175

M i c h a e l R .

H i c k s o n

Pamela

J e f f r e y

Shira T. Roza

Kevin

Finnegan Telephone

(212) 27-8100

Laureve

D . Blackstone

Carl

J . Levine

Telecopier

(212)

27-8182

Jorge

A. Cisneros

David

Slutsky

WWW.levyratner.com

Jacqueline Tekyl

Allyson

L .

Belovin

Suzanne

Hepner'

Richard D orn

Robert H.

Stroup

Dana

. Lossia

Susan J . Cameron

Micah

Wissinger

September 4,

2014

BY

OVERNIGHT

ELIVERY

Hon.

Kenneth

P.

Thompson

D i s t r i c t

A t t o r n e y ,

Kings

County

350

Jay

S t r e e t

Brooklyn,

Y

1201-2908

Re:

Fair

Campaign

C o de

Complaint

Dear

i s t r i c t

A t t o r n e y

Thompson,

This

f i r m

r e p r e s e n t s

1199SEIU

United

H e a l t h c a r e

Workers

E a s t , a

l a b o r

union

r e p r e s e n t i n g

over

300,000

h e a l t h

c a r e

workers

t h r o u g h o u t

New

ork S t a t e .

I

w r i t e

r e g a r d i n ~

i l l e g a l

and

c r i m i n a l

a c t s

committed by

h e

campaign of

John

Sampson

o r

S t a t e

S e n a t e

i n

t h e

19

S e n a t e

D i s t r i c t .

1199

i s a

l a b o r

union

r e p r e s e n t i n g

over

300,000

h e a l t h

c a r e

workers

t h r o u g h o u t

New

York S t a t e . t

has come

t o

t h e

a t t e n t i o n

of

h e

u n i o n ' s

s t a f f and

l e a d e r s h i p

t h a t

t h e

Sampson

campaign

has

d i s t r i b u t e d

a

m a i l e r

( a t t a c h e d )

b e a r i n g

1199's l o g o ,

a

s i g n e d

q u o t e

from

1199

P r e s i d e n t

George

Gresham, a

photograph

of

P r e s i d e n t

Gresham,

and

t h e

message

When

t

comes t o

H e a l t h c a r e

Sampson i s

our

man.

I n s h o r t ,

t h e

m a i l e r

a p p e a r s t o

be

from

1199

and

a p p e a r s

t o

announce

h e

u n i o n ' s

endorsement

of

ampson.

1199

d i d

n o t

p r o v i d e

t h e

Sampson

campaign w i t h

i t s

l o g o ,

P r e s i d e n t

Gresham's

e l e c t r o n i c

s i g n a t u r e ,

t h e

quote

o r t h e

p h o t o g r a p h ,

nor

d i d i t

a u t h o r i z e

t h e u s e

of h e s e

images.

Moreover, h e

union

has not

e n d o r s e d

Sampson

and

does n o t

s u p p o r t

h i s

candidacy

o r

campaign

i n

any

way.

The

m a i l e r

t h e r e f o r e

v i o l a t e s

n o t

o n l y

1199's

trademark

b u t

a l s o t h e

F a i r

Campaign

Code's

p r o h i b i t i o n s

a g a i n s t

[ p ] r a c t i c e s

of

o l i t i c a l

e s p i o n a g e ,

i n c l u d i n g ,

but

n o t

l i m i t e d

t o , t h e

t h e f t

of

campaign

m a t e r i a l s

o r

a s s e t s

and

t h e

p r e p a r a t i o n

o r

d i s t r i b u t i o n of

any

f r a u d u l e n t ,

f o r g e d

o r

f a l s e l y

i d e n t i f i e d

w r i t i n g .

(Rules

and

R e g u l a t i o n s of

h e

S t a t e

Board

of

l e c t i o n s

6 2 0 1 . 1 ( a ) , ( b ) . )

New

ork

S t a t e

E l e c t i o n

Law

7-152

p r o v i d e s

t h a t

[ a ] n y

two

o r more

p e r s o n s

wh o

c o n s p i r e

t o

promote

o r

p r e v e n t t h e

e l e c t i o n

of

any

p e r s o n

t o

a

p u b l i c

o f f i c e

by

u n l a w f u l

means

1-000-00068:

10494]85

Admitted

i n

NY,

MA

nd

DC

Admitted

i n

NY

and

N J 'Admitted i n NY

and CT 'Admitted

i n NY

and

DC

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4,

2014

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2

and

which

c o n s p i r a c y

i s

a c t e d

upon

by

one

o r more

of

h e

p a r t i e s

t h e r e t o ,

s h a l l be

g u i l t y

of

a

misdemeanor.

By

m i s a p p r o p r i a t i n g

1 1 9 9 s

marks

f o r use i n

i t s

f r a u d u l e n t

and

m i s l e a d i n g

campaign

m a t e r i a l s ,

t h e

Campai~n

and

t s

a g e n t s

have

c o n s p i r e d

t o

b r e a k

t h e

law

and undermine

t h e

e l e c t o r a l

p r o c e s s i n t h e

1 9 `

S e n a t e

D i s t r i c t . 1199

r e s p e c t f u l l y

r e q u e s t s

t h a t

y o u r

o f f i c e

i n v e s t i g a t e

and

p r o s e c u t e

t h e s e

f l a g r a n t

v i o l a t i o n s

of

e l e c t i o n law and

a b u s e s of t h e

p u b l i c s

t r u s t .

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Sampson v i a

o v e r n i g h t

d e l i v e r y )

George

Gresham,

1199SEIU

P r e s i d e n t v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

Maria

C a s t a n e d a ,

1199SEIU

v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

Kevin

Finnegan,

1199SEIU

P o l i t i c a l

D i r e c t o r ( v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

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RATNER,

. C .

Richard A. Levy

R y a n

7

B a r b u r

Daniel

J .

Ratner

A t t o r n e y s

at Law

Vanessa

Flores

Daniel Engelstein

80

i g h t h

Avenue,

8th FI001'

Alexander

Rabb

Gwynne

. Wilcox

New

York, New

York 10011-7175

Michael R.

Hickson

Pamela

J e f f r e y

Shira

T.

Roza

Kevin

Finnegan

Telephone

(212)

627-8100

Laureve

D .

Blackstone

Carl

J .

Levine

T e l e c o p i e r (212)

627-8182

Jorge A.

Cisneros

David

Slutsky

w w w . l e v y r a t n e r . 0 0 1 7 1

7acqueline

Tekyl

Allyson L . Belovin

S uz a n n e

Hepner'

Richard

D o r n

Robert

H. Stroup

Dana .

Lossia

Sus a n

J .

Cameron

Micah

Wissinger

September

4,

2014

BY

OVERNIGHT

ELIVERY

New

o r k

S t a t e

Board

o f

l e c t i o n s

4 0

North

e a r l

S t r e e t ,

S u i t e 5

Albany,

NY

2207-2729

Re:

Fair

C am p a i g n C o de

Complaint

T o

Whom

t May

oncern:

This

f i r m

r e p r e s e n t s

1199SEIU

United

H e a l t h c a r e

Workers

E a s t , a

l a b o r

union

r e p r e s e n t i n g over

300,000

h e a l t h

c a r e

workers

t h r o u g h o u t

New

o r k S t a t e .

I

w r i t e

t o f i l e

a

complaint

r e g a r d i n g

i l l e g a l and

c r i m i n a l a c t s

committed

by

t h e

campaign

of

John

Sampson

f o r

S t a t e

S e n a t e

i n

t h e

1 9 `h

S e n a t e

D i s t r i c t .

1199

i s a

l a b o r

union

r e p r e s e n t i n g

over

300,000

h e a l t h

c a r e

workers

t h r o u g h o u t

New

Y o r k

S t a t e .

I t has

come t o

t h e

a t t e n t i o n

of

t h e

u n i o n ' s

s t a f f and

l e a d e r s h i p t h a t

t h e

Sampson

campaign

has

d i s t r i b u t e d

a

m a i l e r

( a t t a c h e d )

b e a r i n g

1199's

l o g o , a

s i g n e d

q u o t e

from

1199

P r e s i d e n t

George

Gresham,

a

photograph

o f

P r e s i d e n t

Gresham,

and

t h e

message

When t

comes

t o

H e a l t h c a r e

Sampson i s

our

man.

I n

s h o r t ,

t h e

m a i l e r

a p p e a r s

t o

be

from

1199

and

a p p e a r s

t o

announce

t h e

u n i o n ' s

endorsement

of

Sampson.

1199 d i d

n o t

p r o v i d e

t h e

Sampson

campaign

w i t h

i t s

l o g o ,

P r e s i d e n t

Gresham's

e l e c t r o n i c

s i g n a t u r e ,

t h e

quote

o r

t h e

p h o t o g r a p h ,

nor

d i d

i t

a u t h o r i z e

t h e

use

of

h e s e

images.

Moreover,

h e

union

has not

endorsed

Sampson

and

does not

s u p p o r t

h i s

c a n d i d a c y

o r

campaign

i n

any

way.

The

m a i l e r

t h e r e f o r e

v i o l a t e s n o t

o n l y

1199's

trademark

b u t

a l s o

t h e

F a i r

Campaign

Code's

p r o h i b i t i o n s

a g a i n s t

[ p ] r a c t i c e s

of

o l i t i c a l

e s p i o n a g e ,

i n c l u d i n g ,

b u t

n o t

l i m i t e d

t o ,

t h e

t h e f t

of

campaign

m a t e r i a l s

o r

a s s e t s

and

t h e

p r e p a r a t i o n

o r

d i s t r i b u t i o n of

any

f r a u d u l e n t ,

f o r g e d

o r

f a l s e l y

i d e n t i f i e d

w r i t i n g .

(Rules

and

R e g u l a t i o n s

of t h e

S t a t e Board

of

E l e c t i o n s

6 2 0 1 . 1 ( a ) , ( b ) . )

New

o r k S t a t e

E l e c t i o n Law

7-152

p r o v i d e s t h a t

[ a ] n y two

o r

more

p e r s o n s wh o

c o n s p i r e

t o

promote

o r

p r e v e n t

t h e

e l e c t i o n

of

any

p e r s o n t o a

p u b l i c

o f f i c e by

u n l a w f u l

means

1-000-00068:

10494146

Admitted

i n NY, MA

nd DC

Admitted

i n

NY

and

N)

'Admitted

i n NY

and

C T

'Admitted

i n NY and

DC

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September

4, 2014

Page

2

and

which c o n s p i r a c y i s

a c t e d

upon

by

one

o r more of h e

p a r t i e s

t h e r e t o ,

s h a l l

be

g u i l t y

of

a

misdemeanor.

By

m i s a p p r o p r i a t i n g 1 1 9 9 s

marks

f o r

use

i n

i t s

f r a u d u l e n t

and

m i s l e a d i n g

campaign

m a t e r i a l s ,

t h e

Campaign

and

t s

a g e n t s

have

c o n s p i r e d

t o

b r e a k

t h e

law

and undermine

t h e

e l e c t o r a l

p r o c e s s

i n

t h e

19t h

Senate

D i s t r i c t .

1199

r e s p e c t f u l l y

r e q u e s t s t h a t

t h e Board

of

E l e c t i o n s

i n i t i a t e

a

p r o c e e d i n g

a g a i n s t

Sampson

and

h i s

campaign

p u r s u a n t t o

201.3

of

h e

Board's

r u l e s . ~

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Daniel

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Sampson v i a

o v e r n i g h t

d e l i v e r y )

George

Gresham,

1199SEIU

P r e s i d e n t

v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

~ ;

Maria

C a s t a n e d a ,

1199SEIU

v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

Kevin

Finnegan,

1199SEIU

P o l i t i c a l

D i r e c t o r v i a

e l e c t r o n i c

mail)

1-000-00068:

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