CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- While Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda still won't talk to the 10News I-Team about accusations that he cheated to get elected, a whistleblower who has called out Castaneda is talking to the I-Team.

"I'm just a concerned citizen, that's all I am," said Angel Castillo, a former law enforcement investigator.

Castillo is the man behind 83 allegations that Castaneda, a Chula Vista mayoral candidate, cheated to get elected to the city council.

Castillo found public records filed by Castaneda about his campaign finances. He said those records helped him discover 83 cases of misconduct, including accusations that he funneled nearly $14,000 to his city council campaign, allegations he accepted more money from individual donors than allowed by law and accusations he falsified documents to hide this "manipulative behavior."

Castaneda dodged the I-Team and then blew them off when he was asked about the allegations.

"I told you I'd call you when I was ready," said Castaneda.

"Are you going to call us?" asked I-Team reported Mitch Blacher.

"Yeah," replied Castaneda.

The I-Team is still waiting for Castaneda's call, but 10News' partners at the San Diego Union-Tribune received a call from the councilman, who was quoted in Wednesday's newspaper saying:

"It's very interesting that these allegations, most of which are in excess of five years old, came up the day after the San Diego Democratic Party endorsed me for the mayor's race."

"Do you have any grudge against Steve Castaneda?" asked Blacher.

Castillo responded, "No, none whatsoever."

The Union-Tribune article went on to say, "Castaneda attributed the recent complaint to a political maneuver by Mayor Cheryl Cox, thought to be his chief rival for the office."

"Do you know Sheryl Cox?" asked Blacher.

Castillo replied, "Never seen her, never met her."

The only comment the I-Team received from Castaneda so far came through his screen door.

"You're a publicly elected official, someone who is supposedly going to run for the highest elected office in the city, don't you think there are some reasonable questions to be asked of you?" asked Blacher.

"If you want to go ahead and report that all this stuff is out there, all these allegations, that's fine," said Castaneda.

"OK," said Blacher.

"But I'm not even going to deal with that at this point," said Castaneda.

"I believe that if you're an elected official, you need to do the right thing. Every elected official," said Castillo.

The 83 allegations Castaneda faces have cleared their way through Chula Vista's city clerk and city attorney.

A Los Angeles-based attorney will review the complaints in order to avoid any possible conflict of interest.