The arrests come on the heels of a number of raids on prime metropolis officers surrounding Mayor Eric Adams as a part of a corruption investigation.
The FBI executed raids on the properties of New York Police Division (NYPD) Commissioner Edward Caban and Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, in addition to two of the Mayor’s prime aides.
Sources accustomed to that investigation confirmed that federal agents targeted the Hamilton Heights dwelling of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and her romantic companion, Colleges Chancellor David Banks, in addition to the Hollis, Queens residence of Deputy Mayor for Public Security Phil Banks.
In 2023, FBI brokers performed coordinated raids on the residences of a New York Metropolis Corridor staffer, a former Turkish Airways govt, and Brianna Suggs, Adams’s chief fundraiser.
The Gateway Pundit beforehand reported that the FBI launched an investigation in opposition to Mayor Adams into potential unlawful overseas donations from Turkey to New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams’s 2021 election marketing campaign.
Present FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker mentioned of the arrests, “Each member of the FDNY takes a sworn oath to conduct themselves truthfully and ethically.”
“Something much less won’t be tolerated.”
“The Division will totally cooperate with any ongoing investigations. Conserving New Yorkers protected stays our prime precedence.”
Assertion from FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker on the arrests of former Deputy Assistant Chief Brian Cordasco and former Assistant Chief Anthony Saccavino. pic.twitter.com/yGu7F6eOMv
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 16, 2024
Along with the continuing investigations, two members of the Adams administration have resigned, together with his prime authorized adviser, Lisa Zornberg, and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.