Another FEC complaint against Lafazan?

                                                                                     

Lafazan, second from left, at a Democratic "unity" press conference after Robert Zimmerman won the party primary for Congress

Nassau Legis. Josh Lafazan, a Woodbury Democrat who has held numerous press conferences to complain about Republican U.S. Congressman George Santos' ethics, never seems to address his own dubious conduct.

Such as a questionable loan of as much as $100,000 that Lafazan received from a wealthy North Shore couple -- a loan he didn't disclose to the Nassau Board of Ethics as required by county law for two years until after he lost the Democratic primary for the 3rd District Congressional seat eventually won by Santos.

Santos has since been under intense scrutiny by the local and national media for lying about his background after the New York Times in December disclosed that he appeared to have falsified his public resume.

The New York Post in August first reported the loan to Lafazan -- from Bryan Lawrence and his wife --  in the midst of a crowded Demcoratic primary for the post being vacated by then U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-Glen Cove).

Lafazan claimed to the FEC that the loan was made in Sept. 2020 -- before he began his campaign -- so it did not violate election law limiting individual donations.  Unless, however, it allowed him to pay for campaign expenses with money that was not his own.

Primary opponent Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic National Committeeman, asked for a probe by the FEC.

Citing "party unity," Zimmerman withdrew his objection after he won the primary and soundly defeated Lafazan.

Of course, Zimmerman went on to lose to Santos.

But apparently Zimmerman wasn't the only one to complain.

According to a complaint that showed up in the inbox this morning, a Plainview resident last month asked for the FEC to continue the probe "to protect the integrity of our election law."

He characterized it as a "straw loan" by a prominent political donor.  He also questioned the undisclosed terms, noting that if the interest rate was lower than could be received from a commercial bank, it could be considered a gift.

The complaint was signed by John Tancredi of Plainview, and was also notarized.

Tancredi could not be reached for comment or to verify that he had submitted the complaint.

But here is a copy:                                              

                                                     
As usual, Lafazan did not respond to a request through a spokesman for comment .