Feds intensify corruption probe into Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign

Aug 16

Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), William Jackson (Producer), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

Federal prosecutors have intensified their corruption investigation into New York Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign. In July 2024, they issued three grand jury subpoenas to Adams, City Hall and his election committee. Prosecutors requested communications, travel records and documents. The subpoenas, served last month, were recently uncovered by The New York Times and confirmed by the mayor’s office on Thursday, Aug. 15.

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The investigation, active for nearly nine months, focuses on whether Adams’ campaign received illegal foreign donations from the Turkish government. It also looks into flight upgrades Adams received from Turkish Airlines and whether he pressured the New York City Fire Department to approve a Turkish consulate building in Manhattan despite safety concerns.

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In November 2023, FBI agents stopped the mayor after a Manhattan event, asking his security detail to step aside. Agents then seized his phones and iPad as part of the ongoing investigation.

Days earlier, agents raided the home of his former fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, seizing electronic devices and documents.

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The investigation began in 2021, before Adams took office.

Adams has consistently denied any wrongdoing, emphasizing his cooperation with authorities. His legal team, which includes former federal prosecutors, conducted its own investigation and found no evidence of illegal conduct. That team shared its findings with the U.S. attorney.

Tags: Eric Adams, New York, New York City, The New York Times, Turkey

[KARAH RUCKER]

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE INTENSIFIED THEIR CORRUPTION PROBE INTO NEW YORK MAYOR ERIC ADAMS’ 2021 CAMPAIGN, ISSUING THREE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS TO ADAMS, CITY HALL, AND HIS ELECTION COMMITTEE, REQUESTED COMMUNICATIONS, TRAVEL RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS.

THE SUBPOENAS WERE SERVED LAST MONTH BUT WERE RECENTLY UNCOVERED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CONFIRMED BY THE MAYOR’S OFFICE THURSDAY NIGHT

THE INVESTIGATION — WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR NEARLY NINE MONTHS — IS LOOKING INTO POTENTIAL CORRUPTION — INCLUDING WHETHER ADAMS’ CAMPAIGN ILLEGALLY RECEIVED FOREIGN DONATIONS FROM THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT. THE INQUIRY ALSO FOCUSES ON FLIGHT UPGRADES ADAMS RECEIVED FROM TURKISH AIRLINES AND WHETHER HE PRESSURED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE A TURKISH CONSULATE BUILDING IN MANHATTAN DESPITE SAFETY CONCERNS.

IN NOVEMBER — FBI AGENTS ALSO STOPPED THE MAYOR AFTER A MANHATTAN EVENT AND SEIZED HIS PHONES AND I-PAD.

DAYS EARLIER, THE FBI HAD SEARCHED THE HOME OF ADAMS’ FORMER FUNDRAISER — BRIANNA SUGGS — SEIZING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND DOCUMENTS.

THE FEDERAL INQUIRY HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2021 — EVEN BEFORE ADAMS WAS SWORN IN.

MAYOR ADAMS DENIES ANY WRONGDOING AND HAS EMPHASIZED HIS FULL COOPERATION WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES — ADAMS’ LEGAL TEAM REMAINS CONFIDENT THAT THE CASE WILL CONCLUDE WITHOUT ANY CHARGES. ADAMS HAS REPEATEDLY EMPHASIZED HIS BACKGROUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIS COMMITMENT TO FOLLOWING THE LAW.

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