Sparaco is running is the Republican candidate in the 94th Assembly District in Rockland County and is running against imcumbent Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr.
Sparaco, 34, who is seeking election to the state Assembly, is the son of Frank Sparaco Jr., a convicted killer with mob ties. The younger Sparaco said he did not know any of the money he received came from those associated with organized crime.
"I didn't know," Sparaco said during an Aug. 26 interview at The Journal News. "I have no association with any criminal activity nor have I ever."
A review of campaign finance records shows that at least $11,500 from reputed mobsters and their businesses went into Sparaco's coffers since 2007, including at least $10,000 during the past 15 months.
The money was donated to Sparaco's Rockland County Legislature campaign in 2007, as well as his current Assembly effort.
He is running on the Republican, Conservative and Working Families lines in the Nov. 2 general election against incumbent Kenneth Zebrowski, who is on the Democratic and Independence lines.
The money came from reputed members of the Colombo organization, including those who knew Sparaco's father, a reputed capo in the crime family.Sparaco, 34, who is seeking election to the state Assembly, is the son of Frank Sparaco Jr., a convicted killer with mob ties. The younger Sparaco said he did not know any of the money he received came from those associated with organized crime.
"I didn't know," Sparaco said during an Aug. 26 interview at The Journal News. "I have no association with any criminal activity nor have I ever."
A review of campaign finance records shows that at least $11,500 from reputed mobsters and their businesses went into Sparaco's coffers since 2007, including at least $10,000 during the past 15 months.
The money was donated to Sparaco's Rockland County Legislature campaign in 2007, as well as his current Assembly effort.
He is running on the Republican, Conservative and Working Families lines in the Nov. 2 general election against incumbent Kenneth Zebrowski, who is on the Democratic and Independence lines.
The money came from reputed members of the Colombo organization, including those who knew Sparaco's father, a reputed capo in the crime family.
