Summary:
Winnie Greco, a key aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, has "disappeared" and may be cooperating with federal investigators.
The FBI raided Greco's homes earlier this year, and she resigned in October.
Fellow aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin was recently arrested on bribery and money laundering charges.
Greco is under investigation for campaign finance irregularities and ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
The disappearance adds another layer of complexity to the ongoing federal corruption investigation into Mayor Adams.
NYC Mayor Adams' Top Aide Vanishes Amidst Federal Investigation
Winnie Greco, a former key aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, has mysteriously disappeared. Sources suggest she may be cooperating with federal authorities investigating the mayor and other City Hall officials.
<img src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/winnie-greco-special-advisor-mayor-90381204_79459f.jpg?w=1024" alt="Winnie Greco speaking at a podium">Greco's disappearance follows FBI raids on her Bronx properties earlier this year. She resigned in October, shortly after the raids.
The timing coincides with the arrest of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, another Adams aide and close friend of Greco, on bribery and money laundering charges. Lewis-Martin's alleged actions involved securing favors for businessmen in exchange for bribes, including a $100,000 Porsche for her DJ son.
<img src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/121624-ingrid-lewis-martin-along-95461356_d98771.jpg?w=1024" alt="Ingrid Lewis-Martin sits in front of several news media microphones.">Greco's lawyer denies her cooperation with any prosecution, but her whereabouts remain unknown. Speculation includes the possibility she is in China, her birthplace. Greco's past ties to the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department are also under scrutiny.
The investigation involves allegations of Greco using workers to conceal campaign donations, using straw donors for events she organized, and making promises to a campaign volunteer in exchange for renovations. Federal prosecutors are also investigating Adams' private emails concerning his trips to China, which were organized by Greco.
<img src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/august-12-new-york-mayor-90381130_929a74.jpg?w=1024" alt="Winnie Greco and Eric Adams in white T-shirts, both making heart symbols with their hands ">This unfolding situation adds to the ongoing federal corruption investigations surrounding Mayor Adams and his administration.
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