straw-donors
Chinese billionaire film mogul admits funneling illegal donations to NY pols, including Mayor Adams
A Chinese Billionaire admitted Monday to his role in a scheme to funnel straw donations reportedly to Mayor Adams and a New York congressman, without their knowledge.
They're greedy and they're crooky, the FBI thinks they're ooky… Democrats warn Eric Adams' shady inner circle is threat to re-election
Democratic strategists are sounding the alarm at the quality of Adams' inner circle after the second FBI raid on an aide in four months.
Top Adams aide suffered 'medical episode,' rushed to hospital as feds raided home over donor probe: sources
Top Mayor Eric Adams aide Winnie Greco is being investigated for potentially using workers at a Queens mall to hide campaign donations to Hizzoner, law-enforcement sources told The Post on...
Manhattan DA cuts no jail deal with Adams' ex-colleague in illegal donation scheme
Dwayne Montgomery, 64, admitted to abusing a program designed to amplify the impact of contributions from everyday New Yorkers in a bid to curry favor with the mayor.
FBI's suspicious Adams probe: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 14, 2023
The Issue: The FBI’s seizure of Mayor Adams’ cellphones and tablet while probing his campaign funds. There is no need to stop Mayor Adams on the street for his phones...
Feds zero in on texts suggesting Adams fast-tracked Turkish diplomatic headquarters
Federal investigators probing Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign are now zeroing in on a series of texts suggesting he helped fast track the opening of the Turkish government's new diplomatic headquarters...
NYC Dem official ID'd as 'straw donor' in alleged fundraising scheme involving Eric Adams' campaign
A Manhattan Democratic Party official has been identified as a "straw donor" who dealt with at least one of the defendants in the alleged criminal campaign-finance scheme that has rocked...
Mayor Adams' food guru organized fundraiser with indicted ex-cop accused in straw donor scheme: court docs
A top City Hall aide to Mayor Eric Adams has been identified as the campaign worker who dealt with the alleged mastermind of a straw donor scheme to curry favor with...
NYC straw donor ringleader attended Gracie Mansion gala: Mayor Adams
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...
Six people, including ex-NYC cop, indicted in straw donor scheme to curry favor with Eric Adams: DA
Prosecutors allege between 2020 and 2021, Dwayne Montgomery orchestrated 23 straw donations but reimbursed them later with his own money to the tune of $40K -- all so he could...
Russian oligarch paid Giuliani associates $1M to make straw donations: prosecutors
Andrey Muraviev allegedly paid $1 million to Rudy Giuliani associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas in a scheme to influence the 2018 US elections through illegal straw donations.
Finance Board missed suspicious de Blasio donations
Contributions that disgraced donor Jona Rechnitz bundled for Mayor Bill de Blasio should have raised red flags with the Campaign Finance Board — long before he said he illegally used...
De Blasio donor admits to raising illegal ‘straw donations’ for mayor’s campaign
Mayor de Blasio's disgraced donor pal Jona Rechnitz admitted to raising illegal "straw donations" during the mayor's 2013 campaign. Jona Rechnitz — who took the witness stand in Manhattan Federal...
Boston 'shadow donor' scandal casts shadows on Democrats nationwide
A scandal out of Boston is pretty embarrassing for all those Democratic Party claims to be concerned about dirty money in politics. Liberal politicians across the country are rushing to...
Yet another case of de Blasio funny money
What is it with Mayor de Blasio and straw donors? The Post this week got cabby advocate Fernando Mateo to admit he’d raised $18,800 in campaign cash for de Blasio...
Will de Blasio pay for his straw-donor scandals?
The city Campaign Finance Board this week finished its audit of Joe Lhota’s 2013 campaign for mayor, imposing a small $2,800 fine for various minor irregularities. Here’s betting the fine...