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Coverage dated July 6, 2023

6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor

Headline from FOX 5 New York

Six people have been charged in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election.

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  1. Fox News

    NYC charges 6 in straw donor scheme to help elect Adams as mayor (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Six New Yorkers were charged Friday in an apparent plot to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams' mayoral campaign.

  2. FOX 5 New York

    6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Six people have been charged in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election.

  3. Forbes

    Six Indicted In Donation Scheme Tied To NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Campaign (opens Forbes)

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    The indictment does not indicate Adams had anything to do with or knowledge of the scheme.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Six charged in straw donor scheme supporting NYC Mayor Adams campaign (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Adams himself is not implicated in the indictment, which names a retired NYPD inspector and five private contractors.

  5. amNewYork

    Donors to Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign indicted in alleged scheme to illegally secure matching funds (opens amNewYork)

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    Several donors who backed Eric Adams in his 2021 mayoral campaign were indicted Friday by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on charges that they

  6. NBC News

    6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to benefit NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign (opens NBC News)

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    The Manhattan District Attorney's office said the defendants used the scheme to get tens of thousands of dollars in matching fund to Adams' 2021 campaign.

  7. New York Post

    Six people, including ex-NYC cop, indicted in straw donor scheme to curry favor with Eric Adams: DA (opens New York Post)

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    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 get around donat…

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Six Charged in Illegal Donation Scheme to Eric Adams’s Mayoral Campaign (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the scheme involved straw donors in hopes of currying favor with the New York City mayor.

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