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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under pressure as his top aide is fired following possible action against City Hall in a federal investigation

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under pressure as his top aide is fired following possible action against City Hall in a federal investigation

Eric Adams has fired his intermediary with the Turkish government because she agreed to tell prosecutors about the bribes she allegedly arranged for him.

The shockwaves of the FBI indictment of New York City’s mayor claimed more victims Monday when Rana Abbasova was fired and Asian Affairs Director Winnie Greco resigned from City Hall.

Abbasova, the mayor’s former protocol director for international affairs, has been on leave since the FBI raided her home in November last year.

The indictment accuses her of coordinating “many of the illegal campaign contributions and improper personal travel benefits” that the mayor allegedly received in exchange for granting planning benefits to Turkish developers.

And her departure marks a threatening development for her longtime boss, who is preparing to return to court on November 1.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams fired Rana Abbasova on Monday after reports that she was cooperating with prosecutors in the federal bribery case against him

Adams pleaded not guilty on Sept. 27 to charges of fraud and bribery in a case that represented a stunning downfall for a man once touted as a future star of the Democratic Party

Adams pleaded not guilty on Sept. 27 to charges of fraud and bribery in a case that represented a stunning downfall for a man once touted as a future star of the Democratic Party

Her work in Turkey dates back to Adams’ election as mayor in 2022 to his years as Brooklyn borough president.

The indictment alleges that during her interview with the FBI after the raid on her home, she “excused herself and went to the bathroom and deleted the encrypted messaging applications that she used to communicate with Adams, the promoter.” the Turkish official and the airline manager and others.

The mayor placed her on leave, with sources close to him claiming she behaved “inappropriately” when she asked other staffers to delete text messages.

“As we have said repeatedly, we recently learned of an individual who behaved inappropriately, which we immediately reported to investigators,” a spokesman said at the time.

“The most important thing to remember is that the mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing.”

That changed dramatically on September 25, when Adams was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting foreign campaign contributions.

Adams is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery and accepting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.

He is also accused of defrauding New York taxpayers of $10 million through allegedly fraudulent campaign funds.

He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, claiming he had done nothing wrong after becoming the first mayor in the city’s history to be prosecuted while in office.

Winnie Greco, 61, the city's Asian affairs director, also left town Monday, claiming she promised a campaign worker a job in return for renovating her kitchen

Winnie Greco, 61, the city’s Asian affairs director, also left Monday, saying she had promised a campaign worker a job in return for renovating her kitchen

Adams poses with consultant Winnie Greco at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in August

Abbasova has been Adams' liaison with the Turkish community since his time as president of Brooklyn and is accused of organizing illegal campaign donations

Abbasova has been Adams’ liaison with the Turkish community since his time as president of Brooklyn and is accused of organizing illegal campaign donations

The indictment alleges that Abbasova spent years arranging illegal foreign “straw” donations to the Adams campaign, as well as travel allowances for the mayor, his family and staff.

But Abbasova’s forced departure came just days after the Justice Department forced the release of evidence that the mayor’s lawyers said would discredit her as a witness.

Prosecutors are required to disclose and turn over to the defense any “Brady evidence” they discover that is beneficial to a defendant’s case.

Defense attorney Alex Spiro linked Friday’s disclosure of Brady’s evidence to Abbasova’s firing Monday.

“These prosecutors have finally admitted, after much delay and deception, that they hid Brady material about the key witnesses in the case that proves Mayor Adams’ innocence,” Spiro told nbcnewyork.com.

But with the resignation of Adams’ long-time confidant Winnie Greco, the exodus accelerated further.

She served as the mayor’s Asian affairs director and saw her home raided in February by FBI agents investigating allegations that she had solicited bribes and, among other things, asked a campaign aide to renovate her kitchen in exchange for an administrative job.

Greco was a fixture at Adams’ side, accompanying him and his son on a trip to France in 2017. Türkiye, Sri Lanka and Chinathe court documents say.

At the end of the year, she accompanied him on a trip to Beijing via Turkey and Nepal with tickets worth more than $16,000.

According to the indictment, Adams accepted a number of luxurious gifts, including stays at luxury hotels in Istanbul, because of his relationships with Turkish officials.

Adams allegedly pressured the FDNY to open a Turkish government-owned high-rise in Manhattan in return for “luxury travel benefits” — even though the building had failed safety inspections.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams alleged that Adams “took corrupt official actions to obtain some of the luxury travel benefits.”

He claimed there was “significant time pressure” to open the building in time for a visit by the Turkish president at the urging of a Turkish official.

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