Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is seeking to move her campaign fraud trial out of Monroe County.
Warren was indicted in October on charges of mishandling her 2017 campaign finances. Along with Albert Jones, Jr. and Rosiland Brooks Harris, she’s charged with moving funds between her campaign and political action committees, with is a violation of election laws.
Documents filed in court say all three knowingly evaded the campaign donation limits by moving funds to Warren’s PAC. PACs are exempt from the contribution limits.
In papers filed in court, Warren’s attorneys argue that media coverage of the case and the Daniel Prude case make it impossible for her to get a fair trial in Rochester.