知情人士告诉ABC新闻，一项联邦腐败调查正在审查土耳其政府是否从纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的竞选捐款中受益。
消息人士称，当时的候选人亚当斯在2021年9月被土耳其官员要求帮助保持曼哈顿东区新土耳其领事馆的如期开放。亚当斯当时是布鲁克林区的区长，已经赢得了民主党的初选，但还没有被选为市长。
据消息人士透露，该建筑正在等待FDNY的临时入住证明，然后在当月晚些时候举行盛大开幕仪式。
在周日的一份声明中，亚当斯将此事归咎于选民服务部。
“作为一名区长，我的部分日常职责是代表选民和选区向政府机构通报问题。我没有被指控有不当行为，我将继续与调查人员合作，”市长在回应调查的声明中表示。
“市长和我们的团队正在继续与调查人员合作，”市政厅首席法律顾问丽莎·佐恩伯格在一份声明中说。“我们希望调查人员将继续与我们合作，并谴责任何不当泄露调查细节的联邦官员，因为这种行为可能会对公众产生偏见，并破坏我们执法过程的完整性。”
据消息人士透露，亚当斯收到一条来自土耳其政府官员的短信，问他是否认识当时的FDNY专员丹尼尔·尼格罗。据消息人士称，亚当斯就此事联系了尼格罗，但目前还不清楚他是否要求或指示他做任何事情。
据消息人士称，尼格罗回复称，该建筑将及时获得9月20日开业所需的批准。当时正在纽约参加联合国大会的土耳其总统埃尔多安主持了新领事馆的开馆仪式。
在11月6日的一次活动后，联邦调查局特工没收了市长的电子设备，显然是为了找回短信往来。
联邦调查局拒绝就此次扣押向美国广播公司新闻发表评论。市长办公室证实，扣押发生在周一。市长否认有任何不当行为。
“作为一名前执法人员，我希望我的所有工作人员都遵守法律，全力配合任何形式的调查——我将继续这样做。我没有什么可隐瞒的，”亚当斯在一份声明中说。
亚当斯的竞选律师博伊德·约翰逊(Boyd Johnson)表示，上周发现一个人最近行为不当，他们根据这一信息采取了行动。
“本着透明和合作的精神，我们立即主动向调查人员报告了这一行为。市长已经并将继续致力于在这个问题上进行合作。周一晚上，联邦调查局在一次活动后找到了市长。市长立即遵从联邦调查局的要求，为他们提供了电子设备。约翰逊在一份声明中说:“市长没有被指控有任何不当行为，并继续配合调查。”。
消息人士告诉ABC新闻，联邦当局一直在调查一家由土耳其移民拥有的布鲁克林建筑公司，看看它是否充当了非法土耳其资金进入市长竞选的渠道。11月2日，联邦调查局特工在顶级市长筹款人陈伶俐·萨格斯的家中执行了搜查令。
Federal corruption probe scrutinizing possible Turkish links to NYC Mayor Eric Adams' campaign
A federal corruption investigation is scrutinizing whether the Turkish government benefited from donations to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' campaign, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
Then-candidate Adams was asked by Turkish officials in September 2021 for help keeping the opening of the new Turkish Consulate on Manhattan's East Side on schedule, the sources said. Adams, who was Brooklyn borough president at the time, had won the Democratic primary but was not yet elected mayor.
The building was waiting for a temporary certificate of occupancy from the FDNY ahead of its scheduled grand opening later that month, according to sources.
In a statement Sunday, Adams chalked the contact up to constituent services.
"As a borough president, part of my routine role was to notify government agencies of issues on behalf of constituents and constituencies. I have not been accused of wrongdoing and I will continue to cooperate with investigators," the mayor's statement said in response to the investigation.
"The mayor and our team are continuing to work with investigators and cooperate," city hall chief counsel Lisa Zornberg said in a statement. "We hope that investigators will continue to cooperate with us and reprimand any federal officer who has improperly leaked details about this investigation as such conduct could prejudice the public and undermines the integrity of our law enforcement process."
According to sources, Adams received a text from a Turkish government official asking if he knew then-FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro. Adams reached out to Nigro on the matter, according to sources, but it is not immediately clear whether he requested or directed him to do anything.
Nigro, according to sources, texted back that the building would receive the required approval in time for a Sept. 20 opening. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in town for the United Nations General Assembly at the time, presided over the opening of the new consulate.
FBI agents seized the mayor's electronic devices following an event on Nov. 6 in an apparent effort to retrieve the text exchange.
The FBI had declined to comment to ABC News regarding the seizure. The mayor's office confirmed that the seizure took place on Monday. The mayor has denied any wrongdoing.
"As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation -- and I will continue to do exactly that. I have nothing to hide," Adams said in a statement.
Boyd Johnson, a campaign attorney for Adams, said last week it was discovered that an individual recently acted improperly, and they acted on that information.
"In the spirit of transparency and cooperation, this behavior was immediately and proactively reported to investigators. The mayor has been and remains committed to cooperating in this matter. On Monday night, the FBI approached the mayor after an event. The mayor immediately complied with the FBI's request and provided them with electronic devices. The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation," Johnson said in a statement.
Federal authorities have been looking into a Brooklyn construction company owned by Turkish immigrants to see whether it acted as a conduit for illegal Turkish money into the mayor's campaign, sources have told ABC News. FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home of top mayor fundraiser Brianna Suggs on Nov. 2.
