Frank Carone, former Eric Adams chief of staff, arrested

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Frank Carone, who served as Eric Adams' chief of staff, was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of bribery, money laundering and wire fraud tied to a city contract. Federal prosecutors say Carone, his brother Anthony Carone and two hotel operators were indicted for steering more than $100,000 in city emergency migrant housing funds to a Queens hotel, naming hotel owner Yan Po Zhu. The indictment says the scheme funneled contract payments through intermediaries to benefit the hotel and organizers, a development that puts new scrutiny on how New York awarded emergency shelter contracts during the migrant crisis and on Carone’s network of ties to Adams.

Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

NEW YORK (AP) - Chief of staff to former New York City mayor Eric Adams is arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says. @apnews.com

99845d ago

Drive The Car Like We Stole It19

Oops, so Adams didn’t get a pardon for his chief of staff? Oh well…

Laminariales6

By 2029 the Democratic AG and FBI Chief should have a pretty good case against Eric Adams.

Dumpster Crew3

Impossible to fathom someone willing to go to prison for Eric Adams…

Jen-of-Λrc3

Typically, I’d like the judicial system to speed up. In this case, I hope the case drags on until after Jan 20, 2029… I do not want Trump to be able to Pardon this fool.

John Prosser3

I hate that my first reaction is both "of course" but also "do federal charges even relate to truth anymore?"

Norm Charlatan

@normcharlatan.bsky.social

Who just got arrested on federal bribery charges? You guessed it, Frank Carone.

27745d ago

Doc Bender6

Devoid of any context that *is* a very arrestable name. Not sayin just sayin.

NFLGimpy2

Peak joke, 10/10, would follow again just for this joke

brad (guaranteed normal)2

many are saying PUNISH THE VILLAINS

RayGun 2

Or so the Germans would have you believe…

PBS News

@pbsnews.org

Federal prosecutors have charged a chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams with bribery, money laundering and fraud. Frank Carone, his brother and two others were arrested earlier Wednesday.

12044d ago

PBS News38

They're accused of accepting more than $100,000 in bribes to steer a city contract for migrant housing to a hotel in Queens. They each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted and have pleaded not guilty.

frannybananny.bsky.social3

Whoop! Now do trump (again).

janicesun.bsky.social2

No surprise here. Corrupt Eric Adams and his corrupt staff.

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Frank Carone, a Brooklyn power broker and close associate of former Mayor Eric Adams of New York, was arrested on federal corruption charges, two people familiar with the matter said.

11145d ago

Steve Herman

@newsguy.bsky.social

A chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams and several other people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract. www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-c...

8045d ago

Democracy Matters2

Now do the federal White House bribery schemes investigation and subsequent arrests.

John Annese

@johnannese.bsky.social

Frank Carone, his brother, and 2 others were arrested this am by the FBI in a bribery case in EDNY, a source familiar with the case tells us. Carone was Eric Adams’ chief of staff. Will post more details when they’re available.

9145d ago

John Annese11

Here's the first pass of our story. It'll be updated as we learn more. Gift link below: www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/24/f...

terry gross’s ass double2

@nogodsnomayors.com sorry to be one of many to inform yall, probably

Noah Shachtman

@noahshachtman.bsky.social

So to be clear, these are the results of two separate federal investigations -- one out of Manhattan, the other out of Brooklyn. nypost.com/2026/06/24/u...

7045d ago

The Associated Press

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani helped three progressive candidates win New York House primaries, underscoring his growing influence. Elsewhere, an AI industry fight played out in a House race and President Donald Trump endorsed both candidates in a South Carolina runoff. One of them won.

10045d ago

Kimberly ☀️3

Social security is socialism. Mess with our SS checks and we will rebel. Universal healthcare is necessary because everything in healthcare is so broken. I think I may be a Dem Socialist.

Awesome Austin in Ohio2

Endorsing both candidates technically doesn’t make you a winner it makes you a loser who hates losing

Nolan Hicks

@ndhapple.bsky.social

WHEW: "Separately, the NYPD hit the homes of former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, ex- Assistant Chief James McCarthy and the once top police spokesperson Tarik Sheppard, according to the sources." -- nypost.com/2026/06/24/u...

7245d ago

Nolan Hicks6

"Those cases stemmed from the NYPD probe into Maddrey’s alleged misappropriation of funds, and the FBI was called in to assist in the investigation." -- nypost.com/2026/06/24/u...

The Washington Post

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Former New York mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff and three others have been charged with bribery, wire fraud and obstruction of justice in an alleged scheme that directed funding for emergency migrant housing to a specific hotel in Queens.

4645d ago

Steve in Chicago3

Good, now charge him on state charges for all the stuff he was indicted for federally that Trump's DOJ dismissed as a quid pro quo.

CNN

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A top aide to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been arrested in connection with an alleged corruption scheme, sources say https://cnn.it/4g4lg5u

4845d ago

The City Reporter

@thecityreporter.nyc

Frank Carone, a former aide to Eric Adams and a longtime powerbroker with the Brooklyn Democratic machine, was arrested this morning on federal charges related to an alleged bribery scheme involving a shelter contract, The City Reporter has learned. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/24/f...

4045d ago

Doug Gordon

@brooklynspoke.bsky.social

Do you know how corrupt you have to be to get arrested on *federal* charges right now? Congrats, Frank Carone.

5545d ago

Deborah Lynn

@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/u... Former senior adviser to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, adviser’s brother, and two hotel operators were indicted on charges of bribery and money laundering conspiracy as part of a “scheme to exploit the city’s migrant crisis for profit,” according to a federal indictment.

2545d ago

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈2

Adams is getting away because of Trump but there's always fall out. Somebody gets thrown under.

Chris Sommerfeldt

@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Frank Carone is being indicted as part of a bribery scheme that allegedly involves Yan Po Zhu, a Queens hotel owner who was also an Eric Adams campaign donor, per a source. Carone's younger brother, Anthony Carone, has also been arrested. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

3445d ago

3 sources

nydailynews.comFrank Carone, ally of former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, arrested by feds for bribery scheme thecityreporter.nycFrank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested In Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme nypost.comTop Eric Adams adviser Frank Carone arrested, ex-NYPD officials raided in sweeping corruption probes: sources

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