New York mayor's campaign paid nearly $300,000 to former fundraiser who was raided by FBI

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' re-election campaign paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a former campaign worker who was later raided by the FBI, new finance filings show the campaign

Suggs Solutions LLC, a company owned and operated for former Adams campaign fundraiser Brianna Suggs was paid $279,835 by the mayor's re-election campaign between March 2022 and November 2023, seconds to the New York City Campaign Finance Board. The FBI assaulted Suggs' home in Brooklyn on the morning of November 2, 2023, and days later it was learned that the feds were Looking at Adams' relationship with the Turkish government.

Federal agents seized electronic devices and an envelope marked “Eric Adams” outside Suggs' home, Politico reported. Agents were seeking records related to an illegal donor scheme linked to the mayor and evidence related to allegations that the Turkish government worked with Adams to funnel foreign donations into his campaign account. seconds in the New York Times.

Federal authorities have not officially charged Suggs or Adams with any crime.

A day before the attack on his home, the Adams campaign paid Suggs' company about $64,000 for campaign work and consulting, records show. While Adams initially stood by Suggs after the raid, he later removed her from her primary fundraising role with the campaign, the NYT reported.

Although a person close to the campaign at the time told the NYT Suggs would be moving elsewhere in the campaign, it's unclear where he ended up. Suggs did not return the $64,000 the campaign paid her after she was removed from her fundraising role, seconds for campaign finance records.

Suggs raised eyebrows as Adams' chief fundraiser.

One Adams donor remarked that Suggs, who became Adams' top campaign fundraiser at just 23 years old, was “very, very young.” seconds to the politician

“What turned some heads is that she was doing the whole operation of this campaign, the finance side of it, and she was so young and inexperienced,” the donor continued.

Suggs was very close to one of Adams' top aides, so much so that he referred to her as a “daughter,” before landing a job as the mayor's top fundraiser, according to the NYT.

Suggs worked on Adams' first mayoral campaign, paid about $50,000 directly and through it LLC for services between April and October 2021, according to campaign finance records.

The mayor's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. Suggs could not be reached for comment.

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