{"id":2477140,"date":"2025-08-21T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-campaign-adviser-suspended-after-giving-reporter-potato-chip-bag-filled-with-cash\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:04:14","slug":"eric-adams-campaign-adviser-suspended-after-giving-reporter-potato-chip-bag-filled-with-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-campaign-adviser-suspended-after-giving-reporter-potato-chip-bag-filled-with-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams campaign adviser suspended after giving reporter potato chip bag filled with cash"},"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\">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%2Feric-adams-campaign-adviser-suspended-after-giving-reporter-potato-chip-bag-filled-with-cash%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=2477140&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>The article reports that Winnie Greco,a longtime adviser and ally too New York city mayor Eric adams,was suspended from the mayor&#8217;s reelection campaign after she attempted to give a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-reporter-says-cuomos-eat-whole-sausage-remark-not-harassment-it-was-an-informal-event\/\" title=\"Female ... Says Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Eat Whole Sausage\u2019 Remark Not Harassment: It Was An \u2018Informal\u2019 Event\u00a0\">local news reporter<\/a> a bag of potato chips filled with cash. The reporter, Katie Honan from the news outlet *the city*, initially refused the gift, but Greco insisted. Upon inspecting the chip bag, Honan found multiple cash bills, including at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills. When Honan tried to return the money, Greco did not respond, but later apologized, explaining that in her Chinese culture, giving money can be a gesture of friendship and gratitude. Greco&#8217;s attorney also stated that her intent was innocent. The Adams campaign expressed shock at the incident and confirmed that Greco was suspended from all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ginni-thomas-shuts-down-misconduct-claims-in-voluntary-testimony-before-j6-panel-2\/\" title=\"Ginni Thomas Shuts Down Misconduct Claims In Voluntary Testimony Before J6 Panel\">volunteer campaign activities<\/a>. Greco had previously resigned from her position as the city&#8217;s director of Asian Affairs amid a federal investigation into Adams&#8217; campaign involving alleged straw donations. The editor-in-chief of *the City* called the cash gift &#8220;deeply disturbing,&#8221; highlighting concerns about respect for a free and fair press. mayor Adams is currently running for reelection as an independent. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/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\">Eric Adams campaign adviser suspended after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >giving reporter potato chip bag filled<\/a> with cash<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2171922\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A longtime ally and adviser to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/New-York-City\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Adams<\/a> was suspended after she attempted to give a reporter a bag of potato chips stuffed with cash.<\/p>\n<p>Adams campaign adviser Winnie Greco gave a Herr&rsquo;s Sour Cream &amp; Onion ripple potato chip filled with cash to a reporter from local news outlet <em>the Cit<\/em>y.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3776633\/chip-roy-announces-run-to-replace-ken-paxton-as-texas-attorney-general\/\">Chip Roy announces run to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3763508\/david-hogg-endorsement-power-2025-elections\/\">David Hogg endorsement power tested with 2025 Democratic primaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3762963\/trump-support-wide-open-race-south-carolina-governor\/\">Trump support hangs over &#8216;wide open&#8217; race for South Carolina governor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The reporter, Katie Honan, said she initially refused to take the bag of chips, but Greco had insisted. Honan told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/20\/nyregion\/eric-adams-winnie-greco-cash-reporter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>  that Greco had asked her at a campaign&nbsp;rally to meet across the street, where she was then handed the bag.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I initially hoped it was a note, a tip, and then I looked and I go, &lsquo;Oh my God, it&rsquo;s money,&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the bag, Honan said she found at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills. She then contacted Greco again and told her she wanted to return the cash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t take this, when can I give it back to you,&rdquo; Honan texted Greco, to which&nbsp;she received no response, according to <em>the City<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a later interview&nbsp;with the outlet, Greco began to profusely apologize.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I make a mistake,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so sorry. It&rsquo;s a culture thing. 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;<\/p>\n<p>She then referred the news outlet to her attorney.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can see how this looks strange,&rdquo; Greco&rsquo;s attorney, Steven Brill, told <em>the City<\/em>. &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. Winnie is apologetic and embarrassed by any negative impression or confusion this may have caused.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams&rsquo;s campaign later confirmed that Greco was no longer working with the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grecco [sic] holds no position in this campaign and has been suspended from all VOLUNTEER campaign-related activities,&rdquo; Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for Adams&rsquo;s reelection campaign, said<strong> <\/strong>in a statement, adding that the team was &ldquo;shocked&rdquo; by the gift.<\/p>\n<p>Greco has been a close adviser to the mayor for over a decade, first starting to volunteer for him&nbsp;after he was Brooklyn borough president in 2013. She resigned as city&rsquo;s director of Asian Affairs last year after being caught up in the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3167424\/eric-adams-indictment-alleges-decade-of-corruption-bribery-by-foreign-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">law enforcement investigation<\/a> into Adams. The FBI raided two of her homes in connection with their investigation into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/03\/eric-adams-campaign-audit-00202094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">straw donations scheme<\/a> in Adams&rsquo;s 2021 mayoral campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is running for reelection as an independent.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Kim, the editor-in-chief of <em>the City<\/em>, called Greco&rsquo;s cash gift &ldquo;deeply disturbing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3322846\/who-to-watch-new-york-city-2025-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE&rsquo;S WHO TO WATCH IN NEW YORK CITY&rsquo;S MAYORAL RACE THIS YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that one of mayor Adams&rsquo; closest, longtime advisors would attempt to ingratiate herself to any reporter, much less Katie Honan, with a cash gift is deeply disturbing and speaks to a rampant and blatant disregard for the role of a free and fair press,&rdquo; Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The choice of sour cream and onion chips is also questionable,&rdquo; he added.<\/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> <\/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>Eric Adams adviser suspended for giving reporter cash-filled chip bag<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2477141,"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\/2025\/08\/AP25233060613698.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39429,36661,53182],"class_list":["post-2477140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-adviser","tag-eric-adams","tag-suspension-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25233060613698.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477140","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477144,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477140\/revisions\/2477144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}