Federal authorities investigating Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign fund-raising have been examining valuable flight upgrades they believe he received from Turkish Airlines that elevated him to its highest class of seats available on international trips, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The scrutiny is part of a broad corruption inquiry that has already led the F.B.I.
to search the homes of the former top New York-based executive of Turkish Airlines and aides to Mr. Adams, who has frequently traveled abroad and has made no secret of his affinity for flying on the Turkish carrier.
agents searched the homes of the former airline executive, Cenk Öcal, the mayor’s liaison to the Turkish community, Rana Abbasova, and his chief fund-raiser, Brianna Suggs — and seized Mr. Adams’s electronic devices.
The inquiry has shaken an administration that has become increasingly mired in investigations and beset by legal and ethical problems.
Persons:
Eric Adams’s, Adams, Cenk Öcal, Rana Abbasova, Brianna Suggs —
Organizations:
Turkish Airlines
Locations:
New York