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Campaign fundraiser Mohammed Bahi played a key role in the now-dropped federal case against Mayor Eric Adams, based on evidence showing that Bahi coordinated with a donor to funnel illegal contributions to Adams’ campaign in order to unlock public matching dollars, and more evidence showing he and the mayor had personally met at City Hall to discuss the ensuing law enforcement investigation of the scheme.
On Tuesday, Bahi pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy, in front of the same judge who was forced to dismiss the criminal case against Adams after the Trump administration ordered Manhattan prosecutors to stand down — not because the case didn’t have merit but because, officials said, they sought Adams’ cooperation on its campaign to deport immigrants.
The dismissal of the charges provided crucial help to Adams as he now runs for reelection — though the city Campaign Finance Board continues to refuse to provide him with matching funds this time around, citing widespread irregularities. A campaign spokesperson says they comply with all regulations.
Bahi faces an unusually light sentence, far below the maximum five years allowed for the charges. He is one of two players whose cases are still being prosecuted even as Adams no longer faces charges.
Read more here about the Adams campaign's money maneuvers.
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On Tuesday a federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to improve conditions in a holding area in lower Manhattan’s main federal building, where detainees have been held for days on end in crowded rooms — citing among other evidence a video first posted by THE CITY showing dismal conditions.
Elected officials in New York and other cities respond to President Donald Trump’s decision to send federal law enforcement to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., and take over the local police, our partners at NOTUS report. “He believes that he has some special privilege to interfere and meddle with the functions of New York City,” said Manhattan Councilmember Keith Powers.
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Subway Cleaners to Get $3M in Back Pay for Pandemic Work
Hundreds of workers contracted to clean and disinfect subway cars during the pandemic will split more than $3 million in back wages under a settlement announced Tuesday.
City Comptroller Brad Lander first filed lawsuits with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings in February 2024, charging that the companies hired by the MTA to clean trains at end-of-line stations shorted the workforce on prevailing wages.
Under the terms, the MTA will cover all of one company, LNPro, $2.4 million settlement and 80% of the more than $600,000 settlement with another, Fleetwash.
“Without these cleaners sanitizing and keeping our train system from piling up with debris, New York City would have had a much harder time getting moving again five years ago,” Lander said in a statement.
There is no admission of wrongdoing from the MTA in the settlement, which covers 452 workers who were among those brought in by 21 third-party contractors in 2020.
“We are confident that no contractor hired by the MTA intentionally violated any guidelines or rules,” said John McCarthy, the transit agency’s chief of policy and external relations.
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