Ex Adams aide pleads not guilty in migrant shelter bribery case amid separate NYPD raids (opens original article in a new tab)

A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges related to a migrant shelter contract, while federal authorities raided the homes of several NYPD officials in a separate investigation.

• Frank Carone, former chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges involving a $6.8 million migrant shelter contract.
• Federal authorities executed search warrants at the homes of three high-ranking current and former NYPD officials as part of a separate investigation.
• Prosecutors allege Carone accepted $120,000 in bribes through his brother's law firm to secure the contract for a Long Island City hotel.