Nov 11, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The FBI has
seized the phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams in an apparent escalation
of an investigation into campaign financing, the BBC reports.
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 centered 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 organization, said Mr Adams had
been approached by the FBI after an event.
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