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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Joseph

Federal agents raid hotel owned by Eric Adams supporter linked to suspicious donations

A man in suit standing alongside a woman
The New York mayor, Eric Adams, and Weihong Hu at a June 2021 fundraiser that Hu hosted for Adams at one of her hotels in Queens. Photograph: The Guardian

Federal law enforcement agents have raided a hotel owned by a businesswoman who has been linked to potentially illegal campaign contributions to the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.

Federal officials executed a search warrant on Thursday at a hotel that the hotel developer Weihong Hu owns in Queens, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The hotel hosts a shelter program for formerly incarcerated people which has resulted in millions of city contract dollars going to Hu’s business.

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