Adams Aide Bribery Case

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams's circle faces bribery charges in a widening probe.

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1 of 5 articles on this topic (20%) were written by left-leaning sources.

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3 of 5 articles on this topic (60%) were written by centrist sources.

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1 of 5 articles on this topic (20%) were written by right-leaning sources.

Four Charged in Scheme to Profit Off NYC Migrant Housing Crisis

Charges against New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams' top aide are just the latest probe of his inner circle

Feds Arrest Eric Adams’s Top Adviser on Bribery Charges

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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.

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Wider Adams Probes

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The charges against Frank Carone add to a broader pattern of corruption investigations that shadowed Eric Adams’ administration and reached members of his inner circle during and after his mayoralty.