CNN —FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. The investigation is being handled by the FBI and the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. The New York Times first reported the seizure of Adams’ electronic devices. Adams’ campaign attorney and spokesperson, Boyd Johnson, told CNN the mayor “immediately complied with the FBI’s request and provided them with electronic devices” after the FBI approached Adams following an event Monday night. Afterwards, FBI agents approached Adams on the street and “walked right up to him,” two sources close to the mayor told CNN.

Source: CNN November 11, 2023 09:35 UTC