Federal authorities have opened a corruption investigation into a Queens pastor and a political action committee he formed to support Mayor Eric Adams, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry. The precise outlines and scope of the investigation are unclear, but federal prosecutors in Brooklyn and the F.B.I. are focused at least in part on the conduct of the pastor, the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, and the finances of his political action committee, Striving for a Better New York, according to people with knowledge of the matter. agents searched the Far Rockaway home of Mr. Cockfield, who formed the committee three years ago to support Mr. Adams and his policies.

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Persons: Eric Adams, Alfred Cockfield II, Cockfield, Adams Organizations: City Locations: Queens, New York City, Brooklyn, York