US EditionExclusive | Ex-Adams adviser Winnie Greco claims cash-stuffed chip bag she gave to NYC reporter was ‘birthday gift’
Former adviser Winnie Greco gave $160 cash in a chip bag to a reporter, claiming it was a Chinese cultural birthday gift amid ongoing bribery investigations in Adams' administration.
- On August 20, 2025, Winnie Greco handed The City reporter Katie Honan a Herr's Sour Cream and Onion potato-chip bag hiding an envelope with more than $100, including at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills.
- Manhattan District Attorney's Office unsealed four indictments Thursday alleging a pay-to-play scheme involving multiple Adams' associates, including Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who received $75,000 in bribes from March 2022 to November 2024.
- Defending the exchange, Greco said it was a cultural gesture and a 'mistake,' while her attorney Steven Brill called it 'no payoff;' Greco resigned earlier this year amid scrutiny and an FBI raid in February 2024.
- Federal investigators moved to seize the cash after reports, as the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn sent an investigator to confiscate the money and campaign officials suspended Winnie Greco, with Todd Shapiro saying Mayor Eric Adams was unaware and does not condone giving money to reporters.
- The incident further complicates Adams' re-election prospects, as Andrew Cuomo handed out bags of chips Thursday, saying, `Sometimes a bag of chips is just a bag of chips`, while prior reports show red envelopes given to Chinese-language reporters.
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Cuomo uses potato chip scandal to needle Adams
Andrew Cuomo has found his opening — and it comes in a bag of chips. The former New York governor, testing a political comeback, seized on the bizarre scandal surrounding a suspended aide to Mayor Eric Adams who was caught on video accepting cash tucked inside a potato chip bag. Cuomo leaned into the moment with a cheeky campaign stunt, mocking Adams’ troubles while reminding voters of his own knack for theatrics. At the press conference, Cuomo,…
Zohran Mamdani, chewing chips, pokes fun at mayor after ex-adviser’s cash gaffe
The race for New York City mayor is getting chippy! Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, in a video on Saturday, announced a scavenger hunt that will take place across New York City, as he munched on potato chips and mocked an ex-adviser to Mayor Adams. Mamdani starts off the video eating a bag of potato chips while pitching the Sunday afternoon scavenger hunt, apparently poking fun at Winnie Greco, a longtime Adams adviser, who on Wednesday passe…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Aide's 'Birthday Gift' Claim: Cash In A Potato Chip Bag
Former Eric Adams aide Winnie Greco offers a strange explanation after she was reportedly caught on camera giving cash to a journalist in an empty potato chip bag. In a recent turn of events that adds to the ongoing political drama surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams, his former longtime aide, Winnie Greco, has […] NYC Mayor Eric Adams Aide’s ‘Birthday Gift’ Claim: Cash In A Potato Chip Bag
Aide To Leftist Mayor Allegedly Caught Trying To Bribe Journalist With Cash-Filled Bag Of Chips - The American Tribune.com
According to a stunning report from NYC news outlet THE CITY, a New York City reporter with the outlet reportedly was on the receiving end of a bribery attempt carried out by a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams, the current mayor of New York City who was originally elected as a Democrat and is seeking re-election as an independent. Such is what THE CITY revealed in an account of events published after an Adams campaign event in Harlem on Wednesday…
Former Adams Aide Winnie Greco Bizarrely Claims Cash-Stuffed Potato Chip Bag Handed to NYC Reporter Was 'Birthday Gift' – But Her Birthday's Months Away
In a bizarre twist to an ongoing scandal surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, former adviser Winnie Greco has claimed that a potato chip bag filled with $300 in cash, which she handed to a local reporter, was merely a “birthday gift” rooted in Chinese cultural traditions.
Mayor Tries to Separate Himself From Cast of Confidants Accused of Corruption
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday worked to distance the work of his administration from the former staffers indicted this week on more bribery charges, but stopped short of condemning any of their alleged behavior. He also insisted that he had nothing to do with campaign volunteer, former staffer and longtime ally Winnie Greco giving a wad of cash to CITY reporter after a campaign event this week. “I have no idea of the communication between Winnie…
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