New York City Mayor Eric Adams (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
The probe is investigating whether Adams' 2021 campaign conspired with the Turkish government and others to funnel money into its coffers.
FBI agents also approached Adams directly after a Manhattan event later, seizing the mayor's electronic devices, including at least two cellphones and an iPad, in carrying out a search warrant.
The FBI also searched the homes of Rana Abbasova, an aide to Adams at City Hall, and Cenk Öcal, a former Turkish Airlines executive who served on the mayor’s 2021 transition team, according to Daily News.
Mayor Eric Adams is pictured in Manhattan on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
"Speculation is not evidence," he added. "We look forward to a just and timely conclusion to this investigation."
Fox News reached out the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for comment.
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