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FBI Seize NYC Mayors' Phones on Probe if He Received Illegal Foreign Donations
FBI Seize NYC Mayors' Phones in Fundraising Investigation
Probe on Whether Campaign Conspired With RThe Turkish Government to Receive Illegal Foreign Donations.
The FBI has seized the phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams in an apparent escalation of an investigation into campaign financing.
BBC 11 NOV 2023
Eric Adams, 63, is the Democratic mayor of New York City and was elected in 2021
His campaign said electronic devices, believed to be two iPhones and an iPad, were taken by agents on Monday night.
The search was first reported by the New York Times, which said the probe centred on whether the campaign had conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations.
Mr Adams, 63, denies wrongdoing.
On Friday, Boyd Johnson, a lawyer for the mayor's campaign organisation, said Mr Adams had been approached by the FBI after an event.
"[He] immediately complied with the FBI's request and provided them with electronic devices," he told the BBC's US partner CBS. "The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to co-operate with the investigation."
In his own statement, Mr Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, said: "As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully co-operate with any sort of investigation, and I will continue to do exactly that."
"I have nothing to hide," he added.
The probe became known last week after an early morning raid at the home of Mr Adams' top campaign fundraiser.
The FBI searched the Brooklyn residence of Brianna Suggs, 25, a lobbyist and former Adams aide. Agents are said to have seized two laptops, three iPhones and a folder labelled "Eric Adams".
Teams of agents also searched other homes and businesses in New York.
The FBI conducted an early-morning raid of Brianna Suggs' home in Brooklyn last week
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