There Might Be More to That Eric Adams Corruption Story
Jazz Shaw 9:21 AM on November 13, 2023
Over the weekend, we looked at the story of the FBI investigating potential campaign finance fraud in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ successful 2021 mayoral run. They went so far as to seize three cellphones and two iPads from the Mayor, returning them later in the week. At issue were a series of donations from Turkey that were allegedly funneled into Adams’ campaign coffers through straw donors. Thus far, that seems to have been the work of top Democratic fundraiser Brianna Suggs, with no indication that Adams was aware of the arrangement. But now, some of the text messages from Adams’ devices show another link to Turkey involving the Mayor’s involvement in the approval of a new Turkish consulate constructed near the United Nations complex. And yet this may turn out to be little more than a wrinkle. (NY Post)
Federal investigators probing Mayor Adams’ 2021 campaign are now zeroing in on a series of texts suggesting he helped fast-track the opening of the Turkish government’s new diplomatic headquarters in Manhattan, sources close to the case told The Post.
The September 2021 texts between Adams — who was then the Brooklyn borough president and Democratic mayoral nominee — and Turkish Consul General Reyhan Özgür and then-FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro were uncovered by FBI agents Monday after they seized Adams’ electronic devices.
The texts were described by sources to The Post.
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