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NYC Schools Chancellor Quits as FBI Corruption Probe Targets Mayor Eric Adams’s Administration

HeadlineSep 25, 2024

The chancellor of New York City’s public school system is stepping down amid a growing federal bribery investigation. David Banks’s announcement comes just weeks after FBI agents raided his home and seized his phone. He is at least the fourth top official to resign from Mayor Eric Adams’s administration over a sprawling federal corruption probe which, among other things, is looking into whether Adams’s campaign received illegal donations from Turkey. Recently Adams’s lawyer abruptly resigned.

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