Adams Aide Bribery Case

Federal prosecutors charged former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ onetime chief of staff Frank Carone and three others in an alleged bribery scheme tied to emergency migrant housing contracts. The indictment says Carone accepted more than $100,000, with one account putting the payments at $120,000, to help steer a lucrative city shelter contract to a Queens hotel developer. Prosecutors charged Frank Carone, his brother Anthony Carone, Crystal Chen and Yan Po “Andy” Zhu with crimes including bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice and tax fraud. The case marks a continued federal focus on Adams’ political circle months after the scandal-battered Democrat left office.