Attorneys specializing in state election law believe the statute has never been prosecuted.
Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty ImagesTwo highly respected law professors specializing in New York election law said the same.
"I think it's very smart of prosecutors to use this state law, whether it's been used before or not," said Jeffrey M. Wice, who teaches state election law at New York Law School.
Related storiesThese same three "underlying crimes" — using state election law, federal election law, and state tax law — were again given equal prominence here in a February 15 decision by Merchan.
"You're having an underlying crime within an underlying crime to get to that felony," Connor told BI.
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