Erlene King, 71, is accused of trying to take advantage of the city’s 8-to-1 matching campaign funds program by submitting to Jones’ campaign $25,000 in straw donations, along with

Erlene King sent thousands of dollars to associates and told them to distribute the funds to others who would then donate to the campaign she worked for, federal prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutors charged the treasurer of a losing 2021 campaign for Brooklyn borough president with wire fraud for her role in a straw-donor scheme, according to filings released Wednesday. Queens resident Erlene King,