New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams was among elected officials who showed 'exceedingly poor judgment,' according to a state investigation
Adams was not accused of legal violations, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Brooklyn borough presidentThe IG’s report says Adams was “very involved in Sampson’s decision-making process” and was “handpicked by Sampson to assist in the selection process.”
The state inspector general zeroed in on a Manhattan dinner between Paterson, Sampson and Adams as key to making the selection — and said Adams’ testimony about the get-together, which he denied being a full participant in, was not credible. “[M]y understanding was that Senator Adams was asked by Senator Sampson to conduct an evaluation of all the groups, that they had some kind of a process, and at the end of the process that Adams became convinced that AEG was the best alternative,” Paterson told investigators. Sampson also testified that he had dinner with Paterson and Adams, but said he did not recall advocating for AEG at the meeting.
Adams also came under criticism for attending a victory celebration at the home of AEG lobbyist Carl Andrews. Sampson, Smith and other lawmakers also attended the February 2010 party.
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