{"id":2346200,"date":"2024-09-26T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-raid-new-york-city-mayors-mansion-seize-his-phone-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:36:39","slug":"federal-agents-raid-new-york-city-mayors-mansion-seize-his-phone-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-raid-new-york-city-mayors-mansion-seize-his-phone-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agents raid New York City mayor\u2019s mansion, seize his phone &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-agents-raid-new-york-city-mayors-mansion-seize-his-phone-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal agents conducted\u200b a raid at New York \u200bCity Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; \u2063mansion, seizing his phone shortly after reports emerged that he had\u2064 been indicted as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-san-francisco-official-arrested-for-attempted-robbery-at-food-bank\/\" title=\"Disgraced San Francisco Official Arrested for Attempted Robbery at Food Bank\">federal corruption investigation<\/a>. This incident took place early in the \u200dmorning,\u2062 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-shooting-at-calif-business-complex-leaves-at-least-4-dead-suspect-injured\/\" title=\"Police: Shooting at Calif. business complex leaves at least 4 dead, suspect injured\">law enforcement arriving<\/a> at Gracie Mansion before\u200c sunrise. Adams&#8217; attorney,\u200b Alex\u2064 Spiro, criticized the agents \u2064for the spectacle of the raid, stating they \u2063could have simply turned in\u200c the phone without the need for \u2064a dozen agents. The specific \u200ccharges \u2063against Adams \u2062remain sealed, but sources suggest this \u200cmarks the \u2064first time a sitting mayor has been indicted in the city&#8217;s history, raising questions about potential connections to other alleged crimes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal agents raid New York City mayor&rsquo;s mansion, seize his phone<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1769618\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal agents raided New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Eric Adams\">Eric Adams<\/a>&lsquo;s mansion and seized his phone the morning after reports revealed the mayor was being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3167075\/eric-adams-indicted-federal-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"indicted\">indicted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/25\/us-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pictures\">Pictures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-raid-new-york-city-mayors-mansion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Federal agents raid New York City mayor\u2019s mansion - Washington Examiner\">footage showed federal agents arriving<\/a> at Gracie Mansion before sunrise. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: sources say Federal officials have arrived at Gracie mansion this morning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0r5kozyti\">pic.twitter.com\/q0r5kozyti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Mannarino (@DanMannarino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanMannarino\/status\/1839252089656000907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Federal agents appeared this morning at Gracie Mansion in an effort to create a spectacle (again) and take Mayor Adams&rsquo; phone (again),&rdquo; Adams lawyer Alex Spiro told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;They send a dozen agents to pick up a phone when we would have happily turned it in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Author Andrew Weissmann <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AWeissmann_\/status\/1839273660676276414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"noted\">noted<\/a> it was odd to conduct a search after an indictment, which he suggested means that the search could be related to other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the matter&nbsp;told&nbsp;multiple outlets&nbsp;on Wednesday night that Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation, though the specific charges are sealed. This would make him the first mayor in the city&rsquo;s history to be indicted while in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An NYPD officer stands outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, on Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the charges are unknown at this time, the federal investigation into Adams was focused partly on allegations that Adams conspired with the Turkish government to push through the construction of a new consulate for the country, eschewing safety concerns. In return, the Turkish government allegedly funneled illegal foreign funds into his campaign war chest, multiple outlets have reported.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has pleaded innocence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will fight these injustices with every ounce of my strength and my spirit. If I&rsquo;m charged, I know I am innocent, I will request intermediate trials so the New Yorkers can hear the truth,&rdquo; he said in a video statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, if I am charged, many may say I should resign because I cannot manage the city while fighting the case,&rdquo; Adams continued. &ldquo;I can also understand everyday New Yorkers would be concerned that I cannot do my job while I face accusation. But I have been facing these lies for months since I began to speak out for all of you and their investigation started, yet the city has continued to improve. Make no mistake, you elected me to lead this city, and lead it I will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1769618\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1769618\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal agents storm NYC Mayor Adams&#8217; mansion, take his phone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2346201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gracie-Mansion.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37941,41766,36462],"class_list":["post-2346200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-federal-agents","tag-mayors-mansion","tag-new-york-city"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gracie-Mansion.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}