Boston Mayor Michelle Wu openly criticized the Kraft Group for its handling of a proposed soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett.

A series of fundraising emails from Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft spurred allegations of campaign finance violations. But his campaign says the complaints are "bogus."

The city and the company run by Robert Kraft, billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and the Revolution, held dueling press conferences Monday. The Everett stadium project began looking more like a proxy fight in the mayoral battle between incumbent Michelle Wu and Kraft’s son Josh,