FBI raids homes of at least 3 top NYC officials closely connected to Mayor Adams

the news rattling the Halls at City Hall uh Morgan maai is in The Newsroom breaking it all down and what do we know right now Morgan Stephen Natasha we're talking about a massive operation here the FBI raing the homes have at least five people in mayor Eric Adams Administration including two of his Deputy Mayors the school's chancellor and even reportedly the NYPD commissioner it is all about the kids if there's any other comments that will be made it'll be happening tomorrow a testy school's chancellor David Banks did not answer questions about the FBI raid on his home in Harlem that he shares with Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright it is unclear at this time if the raid was targeting one or both of them but electronic devices were seized from their home FBI agents on wday also raided the home of deputy mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks the brother of David Banks Phil Banks attorney benjaman brofman confirmed this for us this afternoon Phil Banks has been entangled with law enforcement before and with previously named by federal prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator an investigation into a police bribery scheme during former mayor Bill deblasio's Administration Banks abruptly retired from the NYPD in 2014 but returned to City Government after mayor Eric Adams took office in 2022 additionally numerous Outlets are reporting that the FBI also raided the home of NYPD commissioner Edward kaban a law enforcement Source tells Fox that several NYPD Executives including the police commissioner were told to turn over their phones immediately to the US attorney's office with the southern district of New York a spokesperson for the NYPD would not go into detail but said quote the department is aware of an investigation by the US attorney's office for the southern district of New York involving members of service the department is fully cooperating in the investigation on top of that FBI agents also raided the home of another Aid Tim Pearson who is currently facing multiple lawsuits for allegedly sexually harassing female employees and is facing a separate investigation for his role in a fight at a migrant shelter a spokesperson for the US attorney's office for the southern district of New York would not comment on the investigation but according to multiple sources this investigation is likely separate from the federal corruption inquiry facing the mayor involving his campaign fundraising and possible to the Turkish government in that investigation Adams himself was served a grand jury subpoena in July and was forced to turn over his cell phones to the FBI agents have also rid the homes of his top campaign fundraiser and another one of his AIDS in connection with that investigation City Hall Chief Council Lisa zornberg in response said quote investigators have not indicated to us the mayor or his staff are targets of any investigation as a former member of law enforcement the mayor has repeatedly made clear that all members of the team need to follow the law now as Adams was leaving City Hall today he also told a few reporters there that they will continue to turn over any information the FBI needs and he is going to continue to be the mayor of New York Stephen Natasha all right Morgan thank you and