Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged Monday that the man at the center of a campaign fundraising scheme that aimed to buy influence at City Hall attended a Gracie Mansion gala this year and that the two m…
Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged that he knows the man at the center of an alleged scheme to divert thousands of dollars in public money to his campaign from their overlapping careers at the NYPD.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Dwayne Montgomery
City Hall said it was unable to provide information about which event Montgomery had attended at the Mayor’s taxpayer funded residence on the Upper East Side. But, when asked for details, Adams’ top spokesman, Fabien Levy, instead identified two possible events that took place months after Black History Month in February — a celebration of Juneteenth and reception honoring Caribbean-American heritage, both of which were held in June.During the press conference, Adams denied that Montgomery had ever visited him at City Hall, but acknowledged they had known each other for decades professionally via their overlapping careers at the NYPD.
Campaign finance rules in the Big Apple cap the maximum amount an individual can at $2,000; while a business owner who wants city contracts can only donate $400.
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