Eric Adams Campaign Aide Suspended After Handing Cash-Filled Chip Bag To Reporter
A longtime adviser to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams who resigned after an FBI raid is now on leave from his campaign for handing cash to a journalist, The New York Times reported. Adams’ campaign suspended…
A longtime adviser to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams who resigned after an FBI raid is now on leave from his campaign for handing cash to a journalist, The New York Times reported.
Adams’ campaign suspended volunteer Winnie Greco on Wednesday after local news outlet The City reported that the former Adams adviser gave one of its reporters more than $100 in a potato chip bag, according to the NYT. Greco stepped down as senior adviser and Asian affairs liaison for Adams in October 2024 after the FBI raided her home months earlier over campaign fundraising practices.
“I make a mistake,” Greco said to the City reporter when asked about the gift, according to the outlet. “I’m so sorry. It’s a culture thing. I don’t know. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I feel so bad right now. I’m so sorry, honey.”
“Can we forget about this? I try to be a good person,” Greco reportedly told The City. “Please. Please. Please don’t do in the news nothing about me.”
“I grant you this looks odd,” Greco’s attorney, Steven Brill, told the NYT. “But I assure you that Winnie’s intent was purely innocent.” Greco meant the gift to be a gesture of friendship common in Chinese culture, Brill said.