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Frank Carone

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Former Chief of Staff · Office of Mayor Eric Adams, New York City

First tracked: Jun 24 · 14:05 UTCLast update: Jul 2 · 00:09 UTC
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IndictedFederalSDNYJul 1 · 22:36 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone is indicted on bribery charges; prosecutors allege he directed former Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins to approve a $6 million migrant shelter contract for a Long Island City hotel despite staff objections.

  • Bribery
IndictedFederalSDNYJul 1 · 19:15 UTC

USA v. Carone et al.

Frank Carone, Crystal Chen, Yan Po Zhu · +1 more

Frank Carone, a former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is alleged to have accepted approximately $120,000 in bribes to influence a $7 million city migrant housing contract. Carone and three co-defendants, including his brother Andrew Carone, hotel owner Yan Po Zhu, and Crystal Chen, were indicted on bribery and fraud charges.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
IndictedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 22:29 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, an adviser to former Mayor Eric Adams, is indicted on allegations that he accepted approximately $120,000 in bribes from a hotelier.

  • Bribery
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 22:15 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone is charged with accepting approximately $120,000 in bribes from a hotel owner in exchange for securing a $7 million city contract for migrant housing. The indictment alleges Carone engaged in money laundering and wire fraud as part of a scheme to exploit the migrant crisis for personal financial gain.

  • Bribery
  • Money laundering
  • Fraud
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 21:26 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, a top advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with fraud and bribery. Court documents allegedly reveal attempts by individuals to avoid investigators.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 20:53 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, former chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with accepting approximately $120,000 in bribes to influence a migrant shelter contract.

  • Bribery
IndictedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 16:59 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone, Anthony Carone, Crystal Chen · +1 more

Frank Carone, a former official in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration, is indicted on federal bribery charges for allegedly accepting approximately $120,000 in payments from Chinese nationals in exchange for directing a multimillion-dollar migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel, with the scheme involving approximately $6.8 million in city funds.

  • Bribery
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 16:13 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with accepting over $100,000 in bribes to direct a migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel. Three others, including Carone's brother and a hotel employee, are also charged in connection with the alleged scheme.

  • Bribery
  • Kickback
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 16:13 UTC

USA v. Carone, et al.

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with allegedly accepting over $100,000 in bribes to direct a migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel. Three additional defendants are charged in the federal bribery investigation.

  • Bribery
ChargedFederalEDNYJun 24 · 14:23 UTC

USA v. Carone et al.

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, former chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is alleged to have been involved in bribery. Four individuals were arrested in connection with the case and were expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court.

  • Bribery
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 12:16 UTC

USA v. Frank Carone

Frank Carone, Carone (brother), Jeffrey Maddrey

Frank Carone, a top aide to former Mayor Eric Adams, is alleged to have been involved in corruption and bribery. Federal authorities also apprehended his brother and executed a search at the location of former NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey.

  • Bribery
  • corruption
ChargedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 11:47 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone, Anthony Carone

Frank Carone, a top aide to former Mayor Adams, is charged with bribery in connection with an alleged migrant shelter scheme. His brother Anthony and others are also charged in the matter.

  • Bribery
Co-defendants in linked cases

People charged alongside Frank Carone across one or more of the 21 cases above.

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