Mayor de Blasio is returning $20,200 in campaign contributions from a real-estate firm involved in the corruption scandals involving two disgraced Albany legislative leaders — a move that puts Gov. Cuomo in a political jam.
De Blasio is the first elected official to heed Post editorials calling for the return of millions in campaign cash from Glenwood Management, a powerhouse developer that figured in the corruption trials of both former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Cuomo has pulled in $1.2 million over the years from Glenwood, its officials and subsidiaries.
Cuomo spokesman Austin Shafran declined on Thursday to say whether the governor would follow the mayor’s lead and give back the money.
When The Post raised the issue earlier this week, Shafran insisted “the governor’s decisions are not influenced by contributions, as testimony in the trials showed.”
The mayor’s campaign — which would certainly say the same about de Blasio — nevertheless decided it would refund Glenwood’s money, according to a campaign spokesman.
Glenwood counsel Charles Dorego, who bundled $9,900 for de Blasio, inked an immunity deal with federal prosecutors in return for his cooperation.
The mayor’s campaign also received $400 directly from Dorego; $4,950 from Glenwood founder Leonard Litwin and $4,950 from Ira Pittelman, an employee of the firm.
City campaign rules allow candidates to return contributions directly to donors, but giving back bundled cash is more complicated.
So De Blasio’s campaign said the mayor intends to return the money directly to the board that administers the city’s campaign-finance system.