Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe: Report
Carone and three others were arrested as prosecutors prepare bribery charges tied to a city contract, according to a source.
- 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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