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Councillor Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother and campaign manager, has accused the Karen Stintz campaign of stealing private contact information from the mayor’s office and says the police have been notified.

Ford claims a number of people on the mayor’s private email contact list were sent fundraising emails from the Stintz campaign.

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“It’s confidential and illegal to take information anywhere out of City Hall,” the councillor said Friday afternoon. “A breach of security has happened.

“We are going to find out who extracted the information.”

Toronto Police confirmed that they were contacted about the matter, but said they could offer no details, including even if an investigation has taken or is taking place.

When reached for a comment, a spokesperson for the Stintz campaign did not directly deny the allegation.

“We have people supporting Karen who have supported other candidates in the past, and we accept lists that are given to us,” Lauren Souch, press secretary for Stintz, said in an email to the Post. “If people on our list don’t want to support Karen or don’t want to receive emails they can simply click on unsubscribe.”