Zohran Mamdani faces criminal referrals to DOJ over alleged illegal campaign donations from foreigners | 28 Oct 2025 | New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was hit with two criminal referrals Tuesday filed by a campaign finance watchdog accusing the lefty socialist of accepting illegal contributions from foreign donors. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation filed the referrals — alleging Mamdani may have violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and New York Election Code — with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Tuesday. The referrals were filed after The Post reported earlier this month Mamdani’s campaign raked in nearly $13,000 in contributions from at least 170 donors with addresses outside the U.S. including one from his mother-in-law in Dubai. Violators who knowingly accept foreign donations could face hefty fines and imprisonment.