Former Adams Aide Mohamed Bahi Charged in Campaign Finance Probe as Investigation Expands

Mohamed Bahi, a former liaison to the Muslim community in New York City under Mayor Eric Adams' administration, has been charged with encouraging illegal straw donations and obstructing justice in an ongoing federal campaign finance probe. Bahi, who resigned from his position on Monday, is accused of instructing a businessman to solicit illegal contributions from four of his employees and later lying about the scheme to federal investigators.

The federal indictment alleges that Bahi directed the businessman to use his employees as "straw donors" — individuals who contribute to a political. . .