{"id":2352333,"date":"2024-10-08T19:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T23:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nycs-sheena-wright-resigns-as-adams-investigation-fallout-continues-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T19:06:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T23:06:50","slug":"nycs-sheena-wright-resigns-as-adams-investigation-fallout-continues-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nycs-sheena-wright-resigns-as-adams-investigation-fallout-continues-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s Sheena Wright resigns as Adams investigation fallout continues &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fnycs-sheena-wright-resigns-as-adams-investigation-fallout-continues-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=2352333&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>New \u200bYork City Deputy\u200c Mayor Sheena Wright\u2064 has resigned amid an escalating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">federal investigation<\/a> involving\u2063 Mayor Eric Adams and \u200dhis administration. Her \u2062resignation follows that of\u200c another Deputy Mayor, \u200dPhilip Banks III, and comes shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-trade-secrets-from-st-louis-based-company-to-benefit-the-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Chinese Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Trade Secrets From St. Louis-Based Company To Benefit The Chinese Government\">federal officials searched<\/a>\u200d Wright&#8217;s home and seized her electronics. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-dont-need-our-precious-vaccine-michael-moore-mocks-texas-cruz-reminds-him-film-is-made-from-a-certain-texas-product\/\" title=\"\u2018U Don\u2019t Need Our Precious Vaccine\u2019: Michael Moore Mocks Texas. Cruz Reminds Him Film Is Made From A Certain Texas Product.\">specific reasons<\/a> for her resignation were \u2062not disclosed, it adds to the scrutiny surrounding the mayor&#8217;s \u2064office as Adams faces charges \u2064of bribery \u2064and wire fraud. \u200dMaria \u2062Torres-Springer, currently \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">deputy mayor<\/a> for\u200c housing and economic development, will step in to \u2062replace Wright.  <\/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\">NYC Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigns as Eric Adams indictment fallout continues<\/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_1778776\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Another high-level official in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams&rsquo;s<\/a> administration resigned on Tuesday as a federal investigation into the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mayor<\/a> and his staff grows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, wife of ex-New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks, who also resigned amid the investigation, did not disclose the reason for her resignation. However, last month, federal officials searched her house and confiscated her electronics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright attends a press conference on Dec. 12, 2023, at City Hall in New York. (AP Photo\/Peter K. Afriyie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wright&rsquo;s resignation comes just one day after Deputy Mayor Philip Banks III <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3179423\/nyc-deputy-mayor-phillip-banks-resigns-eric-adams-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> his resignation and weeks after Adams was charged with bribery and wire fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Torres-Springer, deputy mayor for housing, economic development, and workforce, will replace Wright.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Bahi, a former community affairs liaison for the Adams administration who also resigned on Monday, was <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/former-city-hall-official-mohamed-bahi-arrested-charged-witness-tampering-mayor-eric-adams-investigation\/15404711\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>arrested<\/a> and charged on Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in connection with the Adams investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Bahi allegedly told a businessman and campaign donors to lie to the FBI and deleted an encrypted messaging app from his phone as investigators were executing a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other high-level members of the Adams administration who have resigned, been fired, or announced their intentions to leave include senior adviser Tim Pearson, police commissioner Edward Caban, director of Asian affairs Winnie Greco, international affairs aide Rana Abbasova, and City Hall chief counsel Lisa Zornberg.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence after being accused of accepting approximately $100,000 worth of free or discounted flights, hotel stays, meals, and entertainment and seeking illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1778776\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778776\"}});<\/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>NYC Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigns amid investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2352334,"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\/10\/Sheena-Wright.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42593,7332,6522,42592],"class_list":["post-2352333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adams-investigation","tag-nyc","tag-resignation","tag-sheena-wright"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sheena-Wright.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352333","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\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}