{"id":2477125,"date":"2025-08-21T10:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-dem-caught-slipping-reporter-literal-bag-of-cash-but-claims-its-ok-since-shes-a-minority-and-it-gets-worse-from-there\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:36:58","slug":"ny-dem-caught-slipping-reporter-literal-bag-of-cash-but-claims-its-ok-since-shes-a-minority-and-it-gets-worse-from-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-dem-caught-slipping-reporter-literal-bag-of-cash-but-claims-its-ok-since-shes-a-minority-and-it-gets-worse-from-there\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Dem Caught Slipping Reporter Literal Bag of Cash but Claims It&#8217;s OK Since She&#8217;s a Minority &#8211; And It Gets Worse from There"},"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\">48<\/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%2Fny-dem-caught-slipping-reporter-literal-bag-of-cash-but-claims-its-ok-since-shes-a-minority-and-it-gets-worse-from-there%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=2477125&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>A top advisor to New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, Winnie Greco, was caught attempting to bribe a reporter by secretly giving her a bag of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-franciscos-mr-clean-disgraced-ex-public-official-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-rob-someone-at-knifepoint\/\" title=\"San Francisco\u2019s \u2018Mr. Clean,\u2019 Disgraced Ex-Public Official, Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Rob Someone At Knifepoint\">potato chips<\/a> containing cash, including at least one $100 bill. The incident occurred outside a Harlem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexei-navalny-says-there-is-a-crown-sliding-from-putins-ears-in-first-court-appearance-since-imprisonment\/\" title=\"Alexei Navalny Says \u2018There Is A Crown Sliding\u2019 From Putin\u2019s Ears In First Court Appearance Since Imprisonment\">campaign office<\/a>,where reporter Katie Honan initially thought the offering was just a snack and refused it several times before accepting the bag. Greco later tried to dismiss the act as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cultural gesture tied<\/a> to her Chinese background,claiming it was an innocent mistake and an attempt to form a friendship. Despite her apologies and explanations, the Adams campaign suspended Greco and reported the matter to the Department of Investigation.The episode sparked criticism,with some accusing Greco of damaging the Asian American community by using cultural excuses for what appeared to be a corrupt payoff. The situation raised concerns about political ethics and the inappropriate blending of cultural traditions with attempts to influence the media.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An advisor for New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams was caught trying to bribe a reporter, only to explain the whole fiasco away as a cultural gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Winnie Greco, who was a former advisor on Asian affairs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-appointed-judge-delays-sentencing-for-kevin-clinesmith-until-after-inauguration-day\/\" title=\"Obama-Appointed Judge Delays Sentencing For Kevin Clinesmith Until After Inauguration Day\">campaign advisor<\/a> for Adams, tried to hand a reporter at The City, Katie Honan, a chip bag outside a campaign office in Harlem, New York, which was later discovered to contain at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/20\/us-news\/top-eric-adams-advisor-winnie-greco-busted-for-handing-city-reporter-a-bag-of-chips-stuffed-with-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Greco tried giving Honan a bag of Herr&rsquo;s sour cream and onion rippled potato chips, but the reporter repeatedly refused, thinking she was being offered a snack.<\/p>\n<p>Honan eventually was forced to take the bag, only to open it and discover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-saying-deserves-money-angel-reese-reveals-can-barely-dribble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a> rather than food in what The City is now calling a &ldquo;failed payoff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Greco commented to The City, trying to explain away the bribe as an accident. &ldquo;I make a mistake,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so sorry. It&rsquo;s a culture thing. I don&rsquo;t know. I don&rsquo;t know. I don&rsquo;t understand. I&rsquo;m so sorry. I feel so bad right now. I&rsquo;m so sorry, honey,&rdquo; Greco told the outlet. &ldquo;Can we forget about this? I try to be a good person. Please. Please. Please don&rsquo;t do in the news nothing about me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her excuses were laughable and absolutely pathetic, considering she handed a reporter money while working on a political re<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-biggest-winner-of-impeachment-trial-says-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"Lara Trump \u2018Biggest Winner\u2019 Of Impeachment Trial, Says Lindsey Graham\">-election campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just wanted to be her friend,&rdquo; Greco tried to say. &ldquo;I just wanted to have one good friend. It&rsquo;s nothing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Steven Brill tried to explain away the incident as a part of Greco&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-defense-companies-panicked-china-withholds-crucial-rare-earth-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese<\/a> background, saying, &ldquo;I can see how this looks strange.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I assure you that Winnie&rsquo;s intent was purely innocent. In the Chinese culture, money is often given to others in a gesture of friendship and gratitude.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Adams campaign suspended Greco and The City handed over information about the incident to the Department of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese American journalist Melissa Chan posted a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2025\/08\/20\/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The City&rsquo;s article<\/a> on the incident, calling Greco &ldquo;a danger to the Asian American community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trying to pass envelopes of cash to reporters is typical in China but for her to excuse it as &lsquo;culture&rsquo; rather than the corrupt authoritarian CCP system smears us all,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People like Winnie Greco (n&eacute;e Zheng) are such a danger to the Asian American community. Trying to pass envelopes of cash to reporters is typical in China but for her to excuse it as &ldquo;culture&rdquo; rather than the corrupt authoritarian CCP system smears us all. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PpddTuAK7J\">https:\/\/t.co\/PpddTuAK7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissakchan\/status\/1958339925511651771?\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A cynical person might ask, &ldquo;When will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-immigrant-sought-thermos-hot-coffee-poured-infant-revenge-white-people-leaving-baby-burns-60-percent-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white people<\/a> learn to accept other cultural traditions and happily ignore the passing of cash from political operators to the media, just like the highly ethical Chinese Communists have been doing for decades?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Surely, we don&rsquo;t want to be bigoted and reject this rich hallmark of Chinese culture.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside, Greco&rsquo;s excuse is completely lame.<\/p>\n<p>It shows just how far a culture of tolerance and acceptance has taken us in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Winnie Greco, who previously served as an Asian affairs and campaign advisor for Adams, offered Katie Honan, a reporter from The City, a bag of chips outside a Harlem campaign office. The bag was later found to contain at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills, according to the New York Post. Honan initially refused the chips multiple times, suspecting it was just a snack offer. When she finally accepted and opened the bag, she discovered money inside-a &#8220;failed payoff,&#8221; as described by The City.<\/p>\n<p>Greco tried to downplay the situation by calling it an accident: &#8220;I make a mistake,&#8221; she said. She apologized repeatedly and asked for forgiveness, claiming it was &#8220;a culture thing&#8221; and expressing regret over the incident. Greco also insisted that her intention was simply to befriend Honan.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Steven Brill defended Greco&#8217;s actions by attributing them to Chinese cultural practices where giving money can symbolize friendship or gratitude. However, following this event, the Adams campaign suspended Greco and reported the matter to the Department of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese American journalist Melissa Chan criticized Greco sharply on social media for using &#8220;culture&#8221; as an excuse rather than acknowledging systemic corruption linked with China&#8217;s authoritarian regime. Chan called Greco &#8220;a danger to the Asian American community,&#8221; arguing that such behavior damages their reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The episode highlights how attempts at cultural tolerance can sometimes be misused to excuse unethical conduct-Greco&#8217;s explanation has been widely seen as inadequate given her role in political campaigning and offering cash directly to a journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2477126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Winnie-Greco.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8773,5157,58675,61685,4633],"class_list":["post-2477125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-corruption","tag-journalism","tag-ny-politics","tag-racial-controversy","tag-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Winnie-Greco.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477125","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477125"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477129,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477125\/revisions\/2477129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}