Frank Carone, a longtime Brooklyn power broker and former chief of staff to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, has been arrested and charged with accepting over $100,000 in bribes to steer a migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel, according to a federal indictment.
Carone, who played a key role in Adams' campaign for mayor in 2021 and served as his chief of staff in 2022, is accused of using his position to take bribes and commit wire fraud and money laundering.
Prosecutors allege that Carone helped a Queens hotel secure a migrant shelter contract after the city's Social Services Department initially rejected the request.
Carone allegedly received about $120,000 from the hotel owner and employee for his help, which was routed through a law firm owned by his brother.
If convicted, Carone and the other defendants could face up to 20 years in prison.
