A federal investigation paid off big for Gotham's mayor, who managed to capitalize on an FBI raid for a six-figure sum.
As New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) continued to drag the Big Apple down the drain, responding to overwhelming violent crime and an out-of-control illegal alien crisis by cutting funds and reduction of the police force through attrition, has had no trouble tracking. in the contributions. In fact, according to report from NY1, Hizzoner has raised $650,000 to cover legal bills ahead of any potential lawsuits.
“The Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust has garnered strong support in a short time, raising more than $650,000 since it was formed just two months ago,” said Adams campaign compliance attorney Vito Pitta. in a statement about the trust that began in November.
The fund was established in the wake of the surprise raid on the home of campaign consultant Brianna Suggs, 25, that month as part of a “broad public corruption investigation,” The New York Times said. reported. In addition to a “manila folder labeled Eric Adams,” investigators had taken two laptops, three iPhones, seven “contribution card folders” and other items permitted by a search warrant.
As part of the investigation, the FBI was said to be looking into whether or not the Turkish government had illegally contributed to Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign.
While no formal charges have been filed against the mayor, investigators sought to discern whether KSK Construction, a Brooklyn-based contractor founded by Turkish citizens, had been used to funnel foreign money into campaign coffers of former Brooklyn Borough President.
On the same day in May 2021, KSK executives had contributed more than $13,000 to Adams, campaign disclosures had documented.
In his first comments about the raid to PIX 11's Dan Mannarino at the time, Adams had said, “I was notified by the team that something was going on with the campaign staff, and I want to be here to make sure that we were fully compliant. I have one of the best compliance teams any campaign has ever had.”
“If someone did something inappropriate outside of our compliance procedures, law enforcement will determine that,” he added to the news anchor. “This is new and evolving. I have not been contacted by any law enforcement agencies and no one has been told that I have done anything wrong.”
NEW: “I felt the need to be here in the city,” he says @NYCMayor in his first sit-down interview with @PIX11News as his campaign fundraiser apartment was raided by the FBI. pic.twitter.com/33xHI3EADQ
— Dan Mannarino (@DanMannarino) November 3, 2023
For city ​​rules that were enacted related to legal bills racked up by former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), who himself had faced a federal investigation over alleged pay-to-play policies during his administration, the trust allows the 'authorizing individuals to donate up to $5,000, so long as an individual has no current or potential business with the city.
NY1 further detailed that Adams has hired an attorney from the firm WilmerHale to represent the investigation and that his “team will present its first fundraising report to the city's Conflicts of Interest Board on Tuesday will detail who contributed to his trust.”
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A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College, where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and seeker of truth, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and dog, and when he's not researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel ·the.
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