Ex-Aide to NYC Mayor Adams Charged With Witness Tampering, Evidence Destruction

A former New York City official has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with the federal bribery probe into Mayor Eric Adams.

Mohamed Bahi, New York City Mayor Eric Adams's former liaison to the Muslim community, exits Manhattan Federal Court in New York on Oct. 8, 2024. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo

Mohamed Bahi, a former senior liaison in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, has been charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence in a widening federal investigation involving bribery allegations against Adams.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the 40-year-old Bahi, of Staten Island, was arrested on Oct. 8 after prosecutors alleged he instructed individuals to lie to FBI agents and deleted encrypted communications during a federal search.