Curtis Sliwa is calling on the Department of Investigation to probe the mayor’s dealings with convicted felons and his hiring of cronies with checkered pasts or questionable qualifications.
Curtis Sliwa, is calling on the Department of Investigation to probe the mayor’s dealings with convicted felons and his hiring of cronies with checkered pasts or questionable qualifications for top government posts.
“It’s one outrage after another outrage,” Sliwa said in a letter sent to DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber, which was copied to the US Attorneys for the Southern District in Manhattan and the Eastern District in Brooklyn.at Osteria La Baia restaurant, which is operated by Adams’ close friends, convicted felons Robert and Zhan Petrosyants.
The brothers were indicted on 11 federal counts for allegedly taking part in a check-cashing scheme connected to medical billing companies. In 2014, both brothers pleaded guilty to one conspiracy count each. Robert Petrosyants was sentenced to six months in prison and Zhan got five years probation,The New York Times published a story in August revealing that reporters observed Adams dining at Osteria La Baia numerous times and not seeing him pay for the meals.
Curtis Sliwa asked DOI to determine whether Mayor Eric Adams was getting free meals at a restaurant operated by convicted felons and Adams’ close friends.“Ironically, New York City police officers and public servants who do the same are disciplined for this yet the mayor is immune from the same fate,” Sliwa wrote in his letter to DOI.felons and demand the production of the alleged proof of payment by Adams. Yoursomething that police officers are barred from doing.
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