The homes of the top aides and confidants to New York City Mayor Eric Adams have been raided by federal agents in what appeared to be a major corruption probe.
One ongoing probe is looking into potential illegal foreign donations from Turkish officials during Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign. Others have resulted in raids on the homes of several of Adams’ top officials, including his first deputy mayor, the police commissioner and the schools chancellor. Since then, the police commissioner and the city’s top lawyer have stepped down.
In the 1980s, a corruption scandal derailed the third term of New York City Mayor Ed Koch and any potential reelection bid. Although never charged, Koch saw his political standing crumble under the weight of corruption cases involving key members of his administration…