Mayor Eric Adams has denied knowing anything about the construction company at the center of the federal investigation into his campaign finances, although he acknowledged that he has been in contact with his top fundraiser, whose home was raided last week.
Hizzoner was asked directly during an interview with PIX11’s Dan Mannarino if he knew or had ever worked with anyone from Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based KSK Construction Group.
“Not that I know of,” the New York City mayor responded in comments made public Sunday. “I’m not familiar with this organization at all… It’s one of many different groups and organizations contributing to the campaign.”
Meanwhile, Hizzoner revealed that he has “reached out” to Briana Suggs, his embattled 25-year-old fundraiser, after FBI agents raided her home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, early Thursday as part of their investigation into possible corruption. public.
“I have been in communication with her since this incident occurred,” the mayor said. “She is communicating with the team’s attorney and will continue to do so.”
Law enforcement sources have told The Post that federal agents were searching the home for evidence of a possible plot to illegally funnel foreign money through KSK from Turkey into Adams’ campaign coffers in exchange for favors.
Mayor Eric Adams has denied knowing anything about the construction company at the center of a campaign finance investigation. AP The mayor said he has been in contact with Briana Suggs, one of his top fundraisers, since the feds raided her Brooklyn home on Thursday.
As of Sunday neither KSK, Arkan, Adams, Suggs nor anyone else had been charged with any crime.
The alleged plot reportedly centers on potential straw donors: people or companies whose identities are illegally used to make donations in their names to conceal the real source.
Campaign finance records show that 11 KSK employees donated to Adams’ campaign on the same day in 2021 and in nearly identical amounts, including one worker who said he does not remember giving the stated amount of $1,250.
Donations totaled nearly $14,000.
The mayor, who has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, has tried to downplay the FBI raid, saying in the PIX interview that he still has “full confidence” in Suggs, a young political operative who boasted of raising more than 18 million dollars for the campaign. in 2021.
“Where there’s smoke, there’s not always fire,” Adams told Mannarino, adding that his campaign would comply “100 percent” with the investigation.
The feds raided this Crown Heights brownstone where Suggs lives. Paul Martinka Federal agents were seeking evidence that a construction company and the Turkish government may have conspired to illegally funnel foreign money to Adams’ campaign in exchange for favors. The owner of NYPost KSK is Erden Arkan, whose company is at the center of the campaign finance investigation.instragram @erden1949 No one has been charged with any crime so far.
“She’s done an incredible job,” he added.
Despite his recent efforts to downplay the raid and its aftermath, Adams took the news seriously enough to abruptly leave a series of meetings with White House officials when news of the raid broke on Thursday.
Law enforcement sources told The Post that the feds had waited until Hizzoner was out of town before breaking into Suggs’ brownstone.
But Adams quickly returned to the Big Apple, abandoning a long-awaited meeting with Biden administration officials and other big-city mayors about the country’s growing migrant crisis.
“Our team notified me that something was happening with the campaign staff member and I wanted to be here to make sure we were in full compliance,” Adams said.
“I have one of the best compliance teams that has ever been assembled in any campaign.”
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