Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 38
One of Eric Adams’ closest aides resigned late Monday, just days after the New York City Mayor was indicted on corruption charges.
Timothy Pearson is the fifth senior member of the administration to announce his departure in the past three weeks.
Pearson, a former high-ranking official in the police department, served as a senior advisor on public safety to the mayor.
He’s been named in multiple lawsuits as he’s currently under investigation by another City agency for his role in a brawl at a shelter for homeless migrants.
The FBI had seized his phone a month ago and served him a subpoena.
Pearson adds to a list of resignations from Adams camp, including former police commissioner Edward Caban, schools chancellor David Banks, chief legal advisor Lisa Sternberg, and health commissioner Ashwin Vasan.
Meanwhile, the mayor’s lawyers accused prosecutors of leaking grand jury material and other sensitive information in “brazen violations” of the rules. Defense attorney Alex Spiro asked for an evidentiary hearing and sanctions.
Source: ABC7 News
