“Two big-spending political action committees quietly paid nearly $1 million last week to end an investigation alleging they violated election laws by illegally coordinating activities with Lee Zeldin’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign. …
“The groups agreed to pay a $900,000 fine — believed to be the largest ever in New York in a case involving a political action committee coordination with a candidate.”
The N.Y. Times coverage of the settlement is here.