William K. Rashbaum

1 week ago | nytimes.com | William K. Rashbaum |Dana Rubinstein |Jonah Bromwich

If President Trump’s border czar was going to meet the goals of his boss’s ambitious deportation program in New York City, he would need an ally on the ground. So the border czar, Tom Homan, asked that a top police official with a close relationship to the mayor be named as his liaison to City Hall. In the weeks that followed, Mayor Eric Adams elevated that official, Kaz Daughtry, to the post of deputy mayor for public safety, one of the most powerful roles in city government.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emma Graves Fitzsimmons |Michael Rothfeld |William K. Rashbaum

Eric Adams Corruption Case Mayor Eric Adams of New York City railed against the federal authorities who accused him of corruption and seized his numerous cellphones. Mayor Eric Adams of New York on Tuesday criticized federal authorities who brought a corruption case against him, saying that documents made public last week showed they were "plotting" to embarrass him.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | William K. Rashbaum |Michael Rothfeld |Dana Rubinstein

Eric Adams Corruption Case Federal prosecutors released sworn statements and other records detailing key moments in a corruption case that roiled New York City. Months after federal prosecutors in Manhattan secured a five-count corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, federal authorities were still forging ahead with their investigation into his dealings.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar |William K. Rashbaum |Glenn Thrush

President Trump, facing opposition from New York's senior senator, will name Joseph Nocella Jr. to do the job on a temporary basis. President Trump on Monday is expected to appoint Joseph Nocella Jr., a Long Island district judge, to be the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jonah Bromwich |William K. Rashbaum

Three Manhattan federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said Tuesday that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in refusing to abandon the case, according to an email obtained by The New York Times. The prosecutors were placed on administrative leave this year after Trump administration officials in Washington ordered them to seek dismissal of the bribery and fraud charges. In the email, the prosecutors - Celia V.