City's campaign-finance law comes under candidates' fire

"It appears there are several instances where the contribution limits have been exceeded," City Controller Alan Butkovitz said at a news conference. He singled out U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) as the "most egregious" offender, saying that just 4 percent of the $353,342 Fattah had raised in a mayoral exploratory committee complied with the caps.