{"id":2535293,"date":"2026-01-13T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-adams-aide-charged-with-bribery-involving-government-contracts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:56:56","slug":"ex-adams-aide-charged-with-bribery-involving-government-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-adams-aide-charged-with-bribery-involving-government-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Adams aide charged with bribery involving government contracts"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fex-adams-aide-charged-with-bribery-involving-government-contracts%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=2535293&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>Former Eric Adams aide Anthony Herbert was arrested and arraigned on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-governor-legislator-reflect-on-madigans-power-as-house-speaker-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Former governor, legislator reflect on Madigan\u2019s power as House Speaker - Washington Examiner\">federal charges including bribery<\/a>, extortion, wire fraud, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-pleads-guilty-to-operating-a-lucrative-social-security-scam-for-25-years\/\" title=\"Woman Pleads Guilty to Operating a Lucrative Social Security Scam for 25 Years\">federal program fraud<\/a>. Prosecutors allege he accepted $11,000 in cash to steer lucrative New York City Housing Authority security contracts to a specific firm,diverted burial assistance funds for low-income families to a funeral home in exchange for a $5,000 kickback,and submitted a fraudulent $20,418 PPP loan application for a purported baked-goods business. The indictment says Herbert filed false financial-disclosure forms to conceal the payments, and includes a recorded remark in which he acknowledged the scheme. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton described the case as a &#8220;blatant pay-to-play scheme&#8221; and vowed accountability. The arrest comes amid broader legal scrutiny of Adams&#8217;s circle &#8211; other aides have been convicted or charged &#8211; even though the former mayor&#8217;s own 2024 federal case was dismissed with prejudice in April 2025. The report also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes unrelated controversies involving adams<\/a>, including criticism over promotion of a crypto token that quickly collapsed and a pending defamation suit by a former police commissioner.  <\/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\">Former Eric Adams aide charged with bribery involving government contracts<\/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_2472020\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal authorities arrested a former high-ranking official in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\">Eric Adams&rsquo;s <\/a>administration Tuesday, the latest in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\">corruption<\/a> investigation that has continued to dog the scandal-ridden <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> mayor&rsquo;s circle even after his departure from City Hall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Herbert, who served as a liaison to the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-comprehensive-case-against-gun-control\/\" title=\"The Comprehensive ... Against Gun Control\">public housing residents<\/a> and worked within the Mayor&rsquo;s Community Affairs Unit, faces charges for bribery and extortion, wire fraud, and federal program fraud. Herbert was arraigned in federal court Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4416558\/dc-inspector-general-opens-investigation-police-crime-reporting-system\/\">DC inspector general opens investigation into police&#8217;s crime reporting system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4415426\/minnesota-illinois-trump-lawsuit-ice-operations\/\">Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over &#8216;federal invasion&#8217; of immigration officers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4415212\/assault-charges-uhaul-driver-iran-protest-los-angeles\/\">Police mull assault charges for U-Haul driver who plowed into Iran protesters in Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/former-new-york-city-official-charged-bribery-and-fraud\">release from the Southern District of New York<\/a> said Herbert is accused of accepting $11,000 in cash to steer lucrative security contracts toward a specific firm for the New York City Housing Authority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a particularly grim allegation, he is accused of steering burial assistance funds designated for low-income families to a funeral home in exchange for a $5,000 kickback from the director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The release also alleges Herbert submitted a fraudulent $20,418 COVID-19-era paycheck protection program loan application for a &ldquo;purported baked good business.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton characterized the case as a &ldquo;blatant pay-to-play scheme,&rdquo; noting that Herbert allegedly filed false financial disclosure forms to hide the illicit payments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also captures Herbert&rsquo;s alleged mindset in a recorded conversation with a security executive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what we do, bro,&rdquo; Herbert said in the recording. &ldquo;Ain&rsquo;t nobody gonna do it for us.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Herbert&rsquo;s charges come just months after another Adams aide, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3322634\/behind-end-criminal-case-eric-adams\/\">Mohamed Bahi<\/a>,&nbsp; was convicted in an illegal donations scheme and sentenced to three years of probation. Adams&rsquo;s chief adviser, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3776917\/eric-adams-adviser-ingrid-lewis-martin-charged-accepting-bribes\/\">Ingrid Lewis-Martin<\/a>, is in the middle of a bribery case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Adams saw his 2024 federal case for corruption charges dismissed with prejudice in April 2025, his administration remains under an intense legal microscope.<\/p>\n<p>Clayton emphasized that &ldquo;New Yorkers deserve honest and competent public officials,&rdquo; vowing to hold accountable those who &ldquo;abuse their positions of trust to benefit themselves.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4416666\/new-york-set-records-sports-betting-2025\/\">NEW YORK SET RECORDS FOR SPORTS BETTING IN 2025 WITH $26.3 BILLION IN WAGERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outside of the courtroom, Adams has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/4416944\/eric-adams-rug-pull-nyc-crypto-coin\/\">provoked outrage <\/a>in the cryptocurrency sphere for his promotion of &ldquo;NYC Token,&rdquo; a Solana-based crypto that plummeted 80% in value within hours of its launch Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Adams is defending against a defamation claim filed by former interim Police Commissioner Thomas Dolon, who alleged that the former mayor engaged in &ldquo;public character assassination&rdquo; by making false statements that the commissioner was facing mental decline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Former Adams aide indicted for bribery, fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2535294,"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\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20427,8773,70843,42461,33117],"class_list":["post-2535293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bribery","tag-corruption","tag-ex-adams-aide","tag-government-contracts","tag-political-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535293","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2535293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535293\/revisions\/2535297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2535293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2535293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2535293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}