Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press during the weekly briefing at the City Hall about the ongoing programs in New York City.
A former New York City official, who until Monday worked in the Adams administration, has been arrested and charged with witness tampering and obstruction of justice, according to federal prosecutors.
In a new complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, prosecutors allege Mohamed Bahi, 40, organized fundraisers for Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign and accepted straw donations. Prosecutors say Bahi obstructed the federal investigation into those donations by deleting the encrypted messaging app Signal from his cellphone when FBI agents arrived at his house in July 2024 with a search warrant.
Bahi is also accused of ordering
Ex-Adams aide charged with witness tampering in campaign finance probe day after resigning
