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>*FBI RAIDS HOMES OF TOP AIDES TO NY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS: POLITICO

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FBI raids homes of top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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Federal officers have raided the Manhattan home of New York City first deputy mayor Sheena Wright as part of a long-running probe in Mayor Eric Adams' campaign. © Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office via Flickr.com

NEW YORK — Federal authorities have raided the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ most senior aides and closest friends, multiple sources told POLITICO.

The search Wednesday of the Manhattan residence of the city’s first deputy mayor, Sheena Wright, and the Queens home of the deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks, marks an escalation of the federal inquiry into the mayor’s orbit.

Banks’ brother and Wright’s romantic partner is David Banks, the city’s schools chancellor.

The homes of at least three other Adams’ aides have been searched since last November, but Wright and Phil Banks are the highest-ranking administration officials yet known to be caught up in the federal action.

Adams himself was served a grand jury subpoena in July and had his electronic devices seized (and later returned) last November.

The investigation revolves at least in part around whether the mayor’s 2021 campaign fundraising reveals collusion with foreign interests, including the Turkish government.

A spokesperson for the FBI declined comment. Spokespeople for Adams, his administration and his campaign did not immediately return requests for comment.

Adams, a Democrat serving his first term as mayor, and his attorneys have said he is cooperating with the investigation and stressed he has not been accused of wrongdoing.

City Hall and his election committee were also subpoenaed in July, The New York Times reported last month.

Last November, federal officers raided and collected evidence from the homes of the mayor’s top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, and his international affairs aide, Rana Abbasova.

And while the connection is not yet clear, feds in February also searched the home of a special adviser to the mayor and director of Asian affairs, Winnie Greco.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-raids-homes-of-top-aides-to-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams/ar-AA1q462x

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>FBI raids homes of top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

FBI Raids Homes of Top Eric Adams Deputies

Bureau agents showed up at the Harlem townhouse of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Queens home of Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice Philip Banks III, two of the mayor’s closest operatives.

by Greg B. Smith, Katie Honan and Gwynne Hogan Sept. 5, 2024, 12:52 p.m.

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Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright speaks about her promotion to first deputy mayor during a City Hall promotions announcement, Dec. 6, 2022.

Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright speaks about her promotion to first deputy mayor during a City Hall promotions announcement, Dec. 6, 2022. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

A posse of FBI agents early Wednesday raided the homes of three of the highest ranking members of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Schools Chancellor David Banks and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III, sources familiar with the situation told THE CITY.

Agents showed up around 5 a.m. at the Hamilton Heights townhouse of Wright and David Banks, while simultaneously descending upon Philip Banks’ brick and clapboard single family in Hollis, a source said.

A neighbor of Phil Banks’ home in Queens told THE CITY they woke up to a disturbance Wednesday morning and about 15 agents were on the street.

Wright is the fiancé of David Banks, who is Phil Banks’ brother and was appointed schools chancellor by Adams. The chancellor was seen by THE CITY entering and leaving the Hamilton Heights townhouse twice on Thursday. Asked about the raid, David Banks declined to comment, saying, “Today is the first day of school, and I am thrilled,” he said, jumping into a SUV to head to a scheduled appearance at a school in Queens.

School chancellor David Banks leaves the Hamilton Heights home he shares with First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright.

Schools chancellor David Banks leaves the Hamilton Heights home he shares with First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Sept. 5, 2024. Credit: Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY

The purpose of the raids is not clear, but the source said the cell phones and laptops of Wright and Philip Banks were taken. The FBI raids follow others the bureau has performed on Adams and top advisors.

Early Thursday an FBI spokesperson declined to comment but did not deny that the bureau showed up at Wright’s and David Banks’ as well as Phil Banks’ home addresses.

A half hour after THE CITY revealed the raids, City Hall Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg issued a statement: “Investigators have not indicated to us [that] the mayor or his staff are targets of any investigation. As a former member of law enforcement, the mayor has repeatedly made clear that all members of the team need to follow the law.”

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/05/fbi-raids-homes-of-two-top-eric-adams-aides/

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>The homes of at least three other Adams’ aides have been searched since last November, but Wright and Phil Banks are the highest-ranking administration officials yet known to be caught up in the federal action.

FBI raids 2 homes owned by NYC Mayor Eric Adams' Asian Affairs director

FBI agents carried out morning raids at two Bronx addresses, which records showare owned by Winnie Greco, a former fundraiser for Adams who now serves as his director of Asian affairs.

One of two homes owned by Winnie Greco, an aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams in The Bronx borough of New York. Mary Altaffer / AP

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March 1, 2024, 4:56 PM EST

By Associated Press

Federal agents searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday.

An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents carried out morning raids at two Bronx addresses, which records show are owned by Winnie Greco, a former fundraiser for Adams who now serves as his director of Asian affairs.

The purpose of the investigation was not revealed, and it wasn’t immediately clear whether it was related to Adams. But it was another sign of deepening law enforcement scrutiny of the Democratic mayor and members of his inner circle.

A person with knowledge of the matter said the investigation that led to Thursday’s raid was being overseen by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, and it was separate from a criminal inquiry being conducted by federal prosecutors in Manhattan that led FBI agents to seize Adams’ electronic devices as he left an event last fall.

The person wasn’t authorized to disclose information publicly about the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

Neighbors of Greco’s said federal agents began searching the two homes, which are on the same block, at around 6 a.m. and remained in the area for several hours.

Greco was placed on leave Thursday, according to a City Hall spokesperson. A prolific fundraiser, she had worked closely with Adams for over a decade, serving as his conduit to the city’s Asian-American communities.

In November, the city’s Department of Investigation opened a probe into her conduct following a news report that raised questions about her political fundraising and whether she used her position in the administration to obtain personal benefits.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-raids-winnie-greco-eric-adams-rcna141457

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>at least three other Adams’ aides have been searched s

F.B.I. Raided Homes of Second Adams Aide and Ex-Turkish Airline Official

On the same day the federal authorities raided the home of Mayor Eric Adams’s chief fund-raiser, they also searched the residences of two people with ties to Turkey.

Mayor Eric Adams walks into a room holding a laptop.

F.B.I. agents searched at least three homes of people tied to Mayor Eric Adams in connection with a broad corruption investigation.Credit…Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams walks into a room holding a laptop.

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By William K. Rashbaum, Michael Rothfeld, Dana Rubinstein and Nicole Hong

Published Nov. 16, 2023Updated Nov. 17, 2023, 8:38 a.m. ET

As F.B.I. agents searched the home of Mayor Eric Adams’s chief fund-raiser earlier this month for evidence his campaign conspired with Turkey, separate teams executed warrants at the residences of two others with ties to the mayor and that country, several people with knowledge of the matter said.

In addition to the home of the fund-raiser, Brianna Suggs, investigators also searched the New Jersey houses of Rana Abbasova, an aide in Mr. Adams’s international affairs office, four of the people said, and Cenk Öcal, a former Turkish Airlines executive who served on his transition team, two people said.

The coordinated raids were the first public sign of a broad corruption investigation into the mayor’s 2021 campaign. As part of the inquiry, the F.B.I. and federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining whether the Turkish government conspired with Mr. Adams’s campaign to funnel foreign donations into campaign coffers and whether Mr. Adams pressured Fire Department officials to sign off on a new high-rise Turkish consulate despite safety concerns.

Both Ms. Abbasova and Mr. Öcal have ties to Turkey. She was Mr. Adams’s longtime liaison to the Turkish community when he served as Brooklyn borough president; he was the general manager of the New York office of Turkish Airlines until early last year. Ms. Abbasova, Mr. Öcal, Ms. Suggs and Mr. Adams have not been accused of wrongdoing.

The searches began early on the morning of Nov. 2, when a team of F.B.I. agents descended on the brick Fort Lee, N.J., townhouse of Ms. Abbasova, 41, who serves as the director of protocol in the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. It was not clear what, if anything, they took from the home.

A separate team of agents visited the New Jersey home of Mr. Öcal, a former flight attendant who, according to his LinkedIn page, rose to become a Turkish Airlines general manager, first in Sofia, Bulgaria, and then in New York. Mr. Öcal, according to a Turkish news report, was fired from the airline in early 2022 during a shake-up at the company.

Ms. Abbasova and Mr. Öcal did not respond to messages seeking comment, and it could not immediately be determined whether they had hired lawyers.

Evan Thies, a spokesman for Mr. Adams’s campaign, said, “Ms. Abbasova was not employed by or paid by the campaign.”

Fabien Levy, a spokesman for City Hall, said in a statement that the mayor was cooperating with investigators. Mr. Adams has denied any wrongdoing and, through his attorney Boyd Johnson, noted that the campaign had proactively reported an unidentified individual to federal investigators for recently acting “improperly.”

On Thursday, two people briefed on the matter confirmed earlier reporting in The New York Post that the individual was Ms. Abbasova. Mr. Thies declined to elaborate on the conduct in question.

Representatives for the F.B.I. and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.

The raids occurred on the same morning that agents searched Ms. Suggs’s Brooklyn home and left with three iPhones, two laptop computers and other evidence, records show.

The searches came as federal officials were examining potential malfeasance in Mr. Adams’s 2021 campaign, an inquiry so far-reaching that, last Monday, agents approached Mr. Adams on the street outside of an event in Manhattan, asked his security detail to step aside, and climbed into his car alongside him. Pursuant to a court-authorized warrant, they seized his electronic devices.

Less than three weeks ago, Ms. Abbasova, who earns $81,000 in her current post, stood just behind Mr. Adams’s right shoulder during a flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green to mark the 100th anniversary of the Turkish republic. The Turkish consul general and U.S. ambassador were in attendance as Mr. Adams spoke of his affection for the country.

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>F.B.I. Raided Homes of Second Adams Aide and Ex-Turkish Airline Official

“I‘m probably the only mayor in the history of this city that has not only visited Turkey — Türkiye — once, but I think I’m on my sixth or seventh visit to Türkiye,” Mr. Adams said.

In a 2017 interview with a pro-government Turkish news outlet, Mr. Adams said he preferred to fly Turkish Airlines on international trips, in part because the airline accommodated his dietary needs as a vegan. “Turkish Airlines is my way of flying,” he told the newspaper.

At the flag raising, Ms. Abbasova handed a folder containing an honorary citation to the mayor, who awarded it to a local Turkish community member. Then she distributed small red Turkish flags to some children.

She began working for Mr. Adams as a volunteer in his first term as borough president, as he tried to make inroads to the Turkish and Azerbaijani communities in Brooklyn. She was given an office to use at Borough Hall, a former aide said.

She has been on his government staff since at least 2018, when city records indicate she joined the borough president’s office as a “community coordinator,” earning $50,000 a year. Her title in 2021 was “assistant to the compliance unit,” according to a list provided to Mr. Adams’s successor as borough president, Antonio Reynoso, Kristina Naplatarski, a spokeswoman for Mr. Reynoso, said.

While there, Ms. Abbasova managed relationships between Mr. Adams and “stakeholders” from the Middle East and Central Asia, “organized Turkic heritage events,” “assisted with sister cities agreements,” and “worked with embassies and consulates to build relationships,” according to her profile on the website of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs.

In 2015, several years before she officially joined his staff, Ms. Abbasova traveled to Turkey with Mr. Adams on a trip sponsored by the Turkish consulate and the World Tourism Forum Institute, an organization whose mission is to boost global tourism.

The current borough president’s office does not have a position like the one held by Ms. Abbasova, according to Ms. Naplatarski.

“We do not,” she said, “nor have we ever under this administration.”

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All the times the feds have raided members of Eric Adams’ admin (that we know of)

Early morning visits from the FBI are becoming a somewhat regular occurrence.

Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks was reportedly visited by the feds this week.

Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks was reportedly visited by the feds this week. Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office

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By Sahalie Donaldson and Holly Pretsky | September 5, 2024 02:16 PM ET

Federal agents are once again knocking on the door of the Eric Adams administration. On Wednesday morning, they raided the homes of three more top mayoral officials, The City first reported. The searches are reportedly part of a new investigation being conducted by the Southern District of New York, not related to previous probes into campaign finance corruption.

While the full scope of the already ongoing campaign finance investigation is still unclear, it has focused at least in part on whether Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign conspired with Turkish officials to receive illegal foreign donations and pressured the New York City Fire Department to fast-track approval on Turkey’s new Manhattan consulate despite safety concerns. It also appears to involve valuable free flight upgrades investigators believe the mayor received from Turkish Airlines.

Separately, the Eastern District of New York is reportedly looking into Adams’ aide Winnie Greco in connection with a straw donor scheme first uncovered by The City.

Adams has not been accused of any wrongdoing. He’s continuously maintained that he’s cooperating with that investigation and has not broken the law.

City Hall has not yet commented on the latest raids or the new investigation.

Here’s a breakdown of the moments that investigations into the Adams administration and campaign have burst into public view.

Nov. 2, 2023: The feds raided the home of Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign fundraiser Brianna Suggs early in the morning, The New York Times reported, seizing multiple devices and documents. The mayor was on his way to Washington that day to discuss the influx of migrants to New York City with the Biden administration, but he canceled his meetings and returned to the city. The Times later reported that separate teams were carrying out searches on two other individuals with ties to Turkey that same day – Rana Abbasova, an aide in Adams’ international affairs office, and Cenk Öcal, a former Turkish Airlines executive who served on his transition team, two people said.

Nov. 6, 2023: F.B.I. agents seized Adams’ electronic devices after he attended an event in Manhattan in a dramatic escalation, asking his security personnel to step away before joining the mayor in his vehicle. The devices – at least two cell phones and an iPad – were returned a few days later. A lawyer representing Adams and his campaign said the mayor was cooperating with federal authorities, adding he’d already “proactively reported” at least one incident involving an individual that “recently acted improperly.”

Feb. 29, 2024: The feds conducted a Leap Day raid at the two Bronx homes of Adams aide Winnie Greco and at New World Mall in Flushing, Queens, after The City reported on a possible straw donor scheme connected to the New World Mall. This investigation is reportedly being conducted by the Eastern District of New York.

July 2024: City Hall, Adams and his 2021 mayoral campaign committee received a new set of federal grand jury subpoenas in July seeking a variety of materials, including text messages, other areas of communications and documents, The New York Times reported. The subpoenas were reportedly in connection with the Turkey investigation.

Sept. 4, 2024: Federal agents raided the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and schools Chancellor David Banks (who live together) and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks early in the morning, The City first reported. The agents reportedly confiscated a cell phone and a laptop. The Times reported that these raids appear to be unrelated to the ongoing Turkey corruption probe into the mayor’s campaign fundraising, but that the investigation is also being conducted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/09/all-times-feds-have-raided-members-eric-adams-admin-we-know/399318/

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https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2024/09/05/who-is-marcee-gray-inside-the-tragic-life-of-apalachee-high-school-shooter-colt-grays-mother/

Who is Marcee Gray? Inside the Tragic Life of Apalachee High School Shooter Colt Gray’s Mother

09/5/2024 10:51 am

by Kwabla Óshimpan

Marcee Gray, of Fitzgerald Georgia, has been identified as the mother of Colt Gray, the student who shot and killed four people in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.

Marcee, according to public records, was arrested in 2023 for vehicle theft, drugs, trafficking, possession, mischief, and meth.

Her own sister and Colt’s aunt, Annie Polhamus Brown, has revealed in numerous social media posts that Marcee had created a dysfunctional family unit. Polhamus Brown claims her sister is addicted to drugs and steals from her family to sustain her habit.

Colt Gray, 14, shot four people at his high school in Georgia in a terrifying shooting on Wednesday.

Gray opened fire at Apalachee High School in the city of Winder, killing two teachers and two pupils, and injuring nine, eight students and one teacher.

Prosecutors say he will be tried as an adult.

Who is Marcee Gray?

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Marcee Gray is a highly educated engineer who according to her own sister fell into drug addiction that destroyed her life. Gray also claims she suffered fourteen years of abuse during her marriage to Colt’s father, Colin Gray.

Gray attended Georgia Southern University, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management. She proceeded to the Kennesaw State University – Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering.

Marcee graduated Columbia Southern University in 2008, receiving a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health.

She held numerous prestigious positions including as a Quality Engineering Supervisor at Toyota Industries, North America and Quality Manager at Olympic Steel in Winder, Georgia.

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Her final roles listed on her LinkedIn profile reveal she worked as a Quality Assurance Manager at Georgia Pacific LLC from March 2020 to January 2021 and then as a Senior Quality Engineer at PCC Airfoils from January to September 2021. Her work experience abruptly stops at that point.

Marcee Gray was married to Colin Gray and the couple welcomed three children of which Colt was the eldest.

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Domestic Abuse, Drug Addiction and Arrest

In several social media posts in recent years, Marcee Gray announced she had taken her children and left her husband due to his abusive nature. She claimed she had suffered nothing but abuse in her fourteen years of marriage to Colin Gray.

In a social media post, Marcee wrote: After 14 years of almost constant domestic abuse, I packed myself and my babies up and relocated to my hometown in south GA. We are all good and my kids are thriving,

In another post, she attempted to explain her reasoning for staying for that long. According to her, she knew everyone from the outside looking would not understand why she remained in an abusive marriage but she felt she was the only one who could comfort her husband.

“I know it’s hard to understand from the outside looking in. Everyone in my and his family couldn’t understand why I stayed as long as I did. Ultimately it was my own decision… I made a commitment to the Lord and my husband. No one but me understands the pain that my husband lives with every single day. Every single person in his life has hurt or betrayed him… And I truly believe that the Lord sent me to him because no one else was strong enough to stay by his side through thick and thin. I’m not about to give up on him now… We are just taking a break.” she said.

In 2023, Marcee Gray was arrested in Georgia for concealing the identity of a vehicle, sale, distribution or possession of dangerous drugs, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and other charges.

In the wake of her arrest and other destructive behavior, Marcee Gray’s sister, Annie Polhamous Brown, called her out for her behaviour. She alleged Marcee had destroyed her family with her drug addiction and illicit activities she engaged in to fund her addiction.

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