Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe: Report
Prosecutors say he accepted $120,000 to steer a multimillion-dollar migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel.
- Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to Eric Adams, was arrested Wednesday alongside several other individuals as part of a federal corruption probe into an alleged city contract bribery scheme.
- Carone’s brother and two other unnamed co-conspirators were also taken into custody by federal law enforcement, with the formal multi-count indictments expected to be unsealed later today.
- Defense attorneys have slammed the federal charges as entirely circumstantial, with Carone’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, calling the indictment "weak" and claiming it represents a three-year weaponization of taxpayer resources against a predetermined target.
- A spokesperson for former Mayor Adams issued a supportive statement following the morning sweeps, praising Carone's decades of dedication to public service and charities while noting they are keeping his family in their prayers.
- The arrests mark a fresh wave of legal trouble surrounding Adams' inner circle, following a historic string of federal and local public corruption probes that led to the criminal indictment of Adams himself, as well as multiple top-tier administration resignations.
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Frank Carone, former chief of staff of Eric Adams, was arrested in Manhattan along with his brother and two other alleged accomplices in a corruption case. The operation was carried out by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Carone, 56, served as chief of staff of Adams during part of his term as mayor of New York City. According to a statement published by the Department of Justice (DOJ), both he and his associates "designed an…
Top Dem arrested in massive federal bribery case – The Horn News
A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a federal bribery case about a lucrative migrant shelter contract, the latest sign that prosecutors continue to scrutinize Adams’ inner circle months after the scandal-bruised Democrat left office. The charges against Frank Carone are the latest in a string of corruption allegations leveled at the former mayor — who was himself indicted on bribery and other charges…
Charges against New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ top aide are just the latest probe of his inner circle
Federal bribery charges against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' onetime chief of staff are just the latest allegations against members of the ex-mayor's inner circle.
Former NYC Mayor Adams' chief of staff and 3 others charged in federal bribery probe
A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a bribery case, the latest sign that federal prosecutors continue to scrutinize Adams' inner circle months after the scandal-bruised Democrat left office.
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