A spokesperson for Eric Adams' mayoral reelection campaign reacted to a report that the mayor's adviser and campaign volunteer, Winnie Greco, gave a journalist cash stuffed inside a bag of potato chips.

Newsweek reached out to Adams' campaign via email late Wednesday night for comment.

Why It Matters

Greco, a longtime associate of Adams and former director of Asian affairs at City Hall, has previously drawn scrutiny after the FBI searched her homes last year in a federal probe of suspected interference by Chinese officials in the city's 2021 mayoral race.

The reported latest incident potentially adds to ethical and legal questions already shadowing the mayor and his reelection efforts. The episode prompted the campaign to suspend Greco from volunteer activities, Adams team spokesman

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