Three longtime leaders of a nonprofit that advocates for chambers of commerce in Nassau County are asking a state judge to remove the group’s president and treasurer for allegedly violating bylaws, financial reporting requirements and ousting two of the leaders after they filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office, according to a recent lawsuit.

Julie Marchesella, former secretary of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce; Francesca Carlow, the former legislative liaison, and current board member Cheryl Fajardo filed suit in State Supreme Court in Nassau on July 17. They alleged the council's president and treasurer spent funds without proper approvals and did not follow the group's voting rules, the suit states.

The council is an umbrella group that represents and

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