More than 200 voters were denied the chance to hear what a Republican House candidate had to say about her opponent after campaign mail pieces were dumped in a New York state creek in October.
The mailers were paid for by the state Republican Party and attacked the record of Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan, who faces a challenge from Republican Alison Esposito in New York’s 18th Congressional District, according to the New York Post.
A fisherman found between 200 and 250 mailers “torn and shredded” and strewn about the ground near Sprout Creek, a complaint with the U.S. Postal Service said.
“It’s certainly a case of election interference,” state Republican Party representative David Laska said.
“Someone committed a very serious offense,” Laska said.
The Postal Service needs to investigate whether the mailers were dumped by Postal Service employees.
The complaint cites an unnamed “USPS Employee/Contractor” as being responsible.
“An individual in Wappingers Falls, NY reported to the NY Republican Federal Campaign Committee that approximately 200-250 pieces of political mail were discovered torn and shredded on the side of Brown Road by Sprout Creek, which were intended to be mailed in the custody of USPS,” the complaint said.
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