FBI action against New York Mayor Eric Adams in political fundraising case, mobile, iPad seized after investigation

The FBI seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a political fundraising investigation. The FBI seized the phone and iPad from Adams as he left a public event in Manhattan. His lawyer gave information about the FBI's action on Friday.

Boyd Johnson, the mayor's attorney, said, "The FBI contacted the mayor after an event on Monday night. The mayor immediately complied with the FBI's request and provided them with his mobile phone and iPad." "The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and will continue to cooperate with the investigation," the lawyer said.

News of the FBI's seizure of the devices was first published by 'The New York Times'. It came four days after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs, Adams' top campaign fundraiser. In a statement Friday, former police Captain Adams said he had "nothing to hide."

He said, "As a former member of law enforcement I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and cooperate fully in any investigation, and I will continue to do so."

Adams did not speak publicly about having his phones seized during a meeting with reporters on Wednesday and insisted he was not aware of any wrongdoing by members of his campaign team. He said he would be "surprised" if anyone in his campaign had behaved inappropriately, but in a statement Friday, Adams' attorney said he had "been made aware that an individual recently acted inappropriately." " His campaign spokesman declined to identify the person involved or say what they did wrong.

Adams, a political centrist, carried a tough-on-crime message to victory in the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary before defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general election. In September, Adams' top building security official Eric Ulrich was accused of taking $150,000 in bribes and improper gifts from aides and repaying them with favors, including access to top officials, including Adams, and help in doing business with the city. Doing was involved.