US EditionEric Adams campaign aide caught sliding cash to reporter in chip bag: report
Winnie Greco, suspended from Mayor Eric Adams' campaign, attempted to pay a reporter with cash concealed in potato chips, amid ongoing federal and city investigations into her activities.
- Winnie Greco, a campaign aide for New York Mayor Eric Adams, attempted to give cash to reporter Katie Honan inside a bag of chips following a campaign event in Harlem.
- The reporter discovered a red envelope with at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills in the bag. Honan returned the money after realizing the intent.
- Following the incident, the campaign spokesperson announced Greco's immediate suspension from the campaign, stating that Mayor Adams had no prior knowledge of the matter.
- Greco has a controversial history, previously resigning amid investigations and being linked to illegal fundraising methods.
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N.Y.C. Mayor Eric Adams' Adviser Allegedly Tried to Bribe a Reporter With Cash in a Potato Chips Bag
Winnie Greco allegedly attempted to bribe a journalist at The City on Wednesday, Aug. 20Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty; Violet Mendelsund/New York Mayoral Photography Office via AP Mayor Eric Adams; Winnie GrecoNEED TO KNOWNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has worked closely with supporter Winnie Greco since he was elected as Brooklyn borough president in 2013In the years since, she has supported and worked for the mayor, including h…
Eric Adams adviser suspended from campaign after being accused of giving local reporter cash
A longtime ally, adviser and fundraiser for New York Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his re-election effort after she was accused of attempting to hand a local journalist a cash-stuffed potato chip bag
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Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash
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Eric Adams campaign aide caught sliding cash to reporter in chip bag: report
An advisor to the New York City Mayor's reelection campaign was caught slipping cash to a reporter after a campaign event, according to a new report.The advisor, Winnie Greco, handed a wad of cash to a reporter from local news outlet The City in an open bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple potato...
Top Eric Adams adviser Winnie Greco caught handing CITY reporter a bag of chips stuffed with cash
A former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams — and current adviser to his reelection campaign — handed a Big Apple reporter a bag of potato chips stuffed with cash Wednesday, according to a report and sources.
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