AKRON, Ohio -- Did Akron's mayor break his own city's law when he raised money for this year's campaign?

Mayor Don Plusquellic said absolutely not, but his political opponent Joe Finley insists that he did.

The controversy centers on a $300 limit per donation.

Finley said Plusquellic violated the law by accepting more than that limit, but the mayor disagrees, reported NewsChannel5 chief investigator Duane Pohlman.

Plusquellic wasted no words in reacting to claims that he violated Akron's campaign law.

"There's not one thing we're hiding," he said.

Former Councilman Finley, who is opposing the mayor in the upcoming Democratic primary, claims Plusquellic is clearly violating the law.

"As executive of the city of Akron, he's supposed to be enforcing the law, not breaking the law," Finley said.

The mayor's campaign finance statements show dozens of individual donations of $500 and $600.

But the mayor claims the ordinance passed in 2003 caps each election, and the primary and general elections count as two.

But attorney Warner Mendenhall, who fought for spending caps for four years, said that's wrong, and that the cap is per candidate.

"There's no gray area. His own law director told us $300 per candidate," said Mendenhall.

Mendenhall said the people of Akron will likely sue.

At stake is $15,000 that Finley claimed was raised illegally.