FBI, Approaching Mayor Adams After an Event, Seizes His Phones, iPad in Escalation of Fundraising Investigation

The seizure is the clearest evidence yet that federal investigators are interested in Mr. Adams, who has previously kept an arms-length distance from ethics scandals that have dogged several of his associates.

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Mayor Adams on May 24, 2023. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Museum Of The City of New York

In a signal of the widening investigation into political fundraising during Mayor Adams’ 2021 campaign, FBI agents quietly seized phones and an iPad from Mr. Adams early this week, his attorney disclosed Friday.

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