NYC Mayor Eric Adams former aide accused of destroying evidence in bribery probe

Former New York City Hall employee Mohamed Bahi was arrested for allegedly obstructing the investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign.

Bahi resigned on Monday from his job in Adams’s administration. He previously served as the senior liaison in the administration’s community affairs department, ABC News reports.

He has been charged with witness tampering and with destroying evidence, according to prosecutors.

The criminal complaint against Bahi claims he told the mayor’s campaign donors to lie to the FBI and that he deleted the Signal messaging app from his phone when federal agents began to search his home.

US Attorney Damian Williams said in a Tuesday statement that Bahi allegedly “obstructed a federal criminal investigation by instructing witnesses to lie and then destroying evidence.”

“The charges unsealed today should leave no doubt about the seriousness of any effort to interfere with a federal investigation, particularly when undertaken by a government employee,” Williams said. “Our commitment to uncovering the truth and following the fats where they may lead is unwavering.”

In 2020, Bahi allegedly organized a fundraiser for Adams’s campaign at the offices of a Brooklyn-based construction company. Four of the donations were allegedly made by individual workers, but prosecutors claim those donations were made at the behest of the company’s CEO.

Bahi is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

The former comms liaison’s arrest comes on the same day that Sheena Wright, a longtime ally of Adams and his first deputy mayor, announced her resignation.

Her resignation marks the seventh senior official to leave Adams’ administration as federal investigators circle his office, according to the New York Times.

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