FBI raids homes of top aides to Mayor Adams: sources

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:03:36 Category: News & Politics

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with that breaking news. The FBI raiding the homes of several out Mayor Eric Adams, top aides and NYPD officials yet that includes deputy mayor of public safety, Philip Banks. First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright. >> And schools Chancellor David Banks schools chancellor lives with right. And Philip Banks is his brother. Yeah, we're learning. Just moments ago, police Commissioner Edward and Deputy Mayor Tim Pearson among those included in these FBI raid. And we say thank you for joining us here at 4 for the PIX11 news. I'm Erin, the love boat. Get turning out to be a very busy afternoon. I'm Kendis Gibson. Let's get right to that breaking news right now from Henry Rosoff live in Lower Manhattan. Henry, what are you learning from your sources? >> Well, a source familiar with this matter tells me that this appears to be on related to the nearly yearlong investigation into the mayor's campaign Specifically whether or not there was any wrongdoing as it relates dealings and fundraising with the Turkish government and Turkish businessmen. Let's tell you what we know about this apparent second investigation, especially the targets. Take a look at some video will show you who we're talking about. First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright. She shares a home with David Banks, the schools chancellor in Harlem. We know that early Wednesday morning that home was raided with electronic devices seized. You also made mention already of deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks. He's the brother of David Banks, the chancellor, a former cop and longtime ally to the mayor. He had his Queens home raided again. A source close to this matter indicating not linked to the nearly yearlong investigation related to this Turkish matter. I did just obtained a statement from City Hall, in fact, from City Hall chief counsel Lisa Sorin Berg. It says, quote, investigators have not indicated to us that the mayor or his staff are targets of any investigation. As a former member of law enforcement, the mayor has repeatedly made clear that all members of the team need to follow the law. But what we have here as at a minimum, a second major investigation in the orbit of Mayor Eric Adams and he's facing a tough primary challenge as is next year in part because of policy disagreements. But in part because of that first investigation, I've been reaching out to his major primary opponents actually just spoke with one of them. Former comptroller Scott Stringer. Take a listen. >> But you can't just sweep this under the rug smile, the camera and say, hey, I'm cooperating. There is now serious, serious allegations. There are now serious subpoenas out there. >> We have to make city when and then the most safe. Right now we have crisis that quite frankly, in my 30 years in government. >> I have never seen quite like this in New York City government. >> So what you have Mister Stringer and others out there calling for is the mayor to come out and say something with all of these various raids that have happened over the last 24 hours and not continue to say as he has been for close to a year now on following the law, we've done nothing wrong at this point. What he's arguing is that doesn't cut it coming up at 5 o'clock. When you hear from current comptroller Brad Lander, I'm actually on my way across lower Manhattan here to meet with him. So the dominoes continuing to fall. The outspoken voices continuing to speak out against the mayor

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