By Greg B. Smith & Haidee Chu\The City
Photos: YouTube Screenshot\Wikimedia Commons
Just weeks after the Trump administration pulled off the dismissal of corrupt fundraising charges against Mayor Eric Adams, it appears that his reelection campaign was at it again, an investigation by THE CITY has found.
The Adams campaign in May once more accepted funds from individuals who appear to be straw donors and submitted them to the city’s $8-to$1 public matching dollars program.
Two individuals listed by the campaign as making donations eligible for matching funds told THE CITY they are unemployed and did not give to Adams or any other candidate. Another contribution for which Adams sought a match was paid for by a credit card linked to the donor’s employer. Three donors listed addresses where they do not appear to live.
THE CITY is keeping the names of alleged donors anonymous out of concerns of possible retribution.
These suspect contributions came as part of two waves of donations to the Adams 2025 campaign made in May — shortly after Adams celebrated a federal judge’s April 2 order dismissing his corruption and bribery case.
Ten donations arrived on May 3, while seven more showed up nine days later. The 17 contributions netted Adams $35,700 and generated 16 matching fund claims that would, if deemed eligible by the city Campaign Finance Board, add another $32,000 to his coffers.
If Adams overall public matching funds request is approved, the campaign estimated, it would obtain more than $3 million in taxpayer-funded subsidies.
All the donations were for the maximum amount allowed — $2,100 — and all were paid by credit card. Many of the donors contacted by THE CITY do not speak English, but their donations were made through the city’s online donation system, contribute.nycvotes.org, which is posted in English only. READ MORE…
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