EXCLUSIVE: Property Mogul Indicted In NYC Mayor’s Office Bribery Scheme Listed As Chinese Intel Official

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EXCLUSIVE: Property Mogul Indicted In NYC Mayor’s Office Bribery Scheme Listed As Chinese Intel Official

1 sourceUpdated Jul 27, 2026

The property developer who allegedly bribed former New York Mayor Eric Adams’ chief-of-staff has served as a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence official and hobnobbed with party bosses for years, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.

In this story:Eric AdamsMayor of New York CityThe Chinese Communist PartyThe Daily Caller News FoundationNew York-BasedPeople's Republic of China

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