Former Aide To NYC Mayor May Flip In Plea Deal Offer

The New York Times reports:

A former City Hall aide charged with tampering with witnesses in the federal corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams is talking with prosecutors about a potential guilty plea — raising the possibility that he might cooperate with them against the mayor.

The criminal complaint charging the aide, Mohamed Bahi, suggests the case is strong enough that he might well consider such an agreement if he has evidence of value to the government.

The indictment against Mr. Adams, announced on Sept. 26, charged him with bribery, conspiracy, soliciting and accepting foreign campaign donations and wire fraud.

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The indictment claims that an Adams campaign staffer told a potential donor that Adams probably wouldn’t want to accept illegal donations, but then checked with Adams and learned that actually he was totally cool with it. (p15) https://t.co/ctvMDFcGf2 pic.twitter.com/iLgOGDRsF6

— Peter Sterne (@petersterne) September 26, 2024