The FBI has seized mobile phones used by Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York as part of a federal corruption investigation of his campaign, according to a report by The New York Times on Friday.
The probe centers around whether the Adams campaign accepted illicit donations from the government of Turkey, the Times reported.
On Nov. 2, the FBI executed a search warrant on the home of Brianna Suggs, a 25-year-old former intern and fundraiser for Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign, to seize records and communications devices to determine whether the campaign had solicited or knowingly accepted donations from Turkey through various U.S. entities.
Adams’ personal electronic devices, including an Apple iPad and two mobile phones, were seized by the FBI shortly afterward as part of the investigation, according to the Times.
Breaking News: The FBI seized Mayor Eric Adams’s phones amid an investigation of his 2021 campaign, people close to the matter said. Agents approached Adams on the street before getting into his SUV with him and seizing the devices, one of the people said.