Timeline of searches, subpoenas, seizures dogging New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle

On the night he was elected the 110th mayor of New York City, former police Capt.Eric Adams vowed to fight for those "this city has betrayed.""This city betrayed New Yorkers every day, especially the ones who rely on it the most.

My fellow New Yorkers, that betrayal stops on January 1," Adams said that night in November 2021.For the past year, federal authorities have been investigating the possibility of corruption at City Hall, issuing subpoenas for Adams and members of his inner circle.On Thursday, New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned a week after sources told ABC News the FBI seized his cell phone as part of the federal investigation.Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in New York, Dec.12, 2023.Peter K.

Afriyie/AP, FILECaban released a statement saying he was stepping down because the "noise around recent developments" had made his primary focus on the NYPD "impossible and has hindered the important work our city requires." He said he will "continue to fully cooperate with the ongoing investigation."Caban's family has connections to nightlife.Richard Caban, the brother of Edward Caban and a former NYPD lieutenant, owned a now-shuttered Bronx restaurant, Con Sofrito.

Edward Caban's twin brother, James Caban, a former NYPD sergeant, owned a Bronx apartment building that once had a bar on the first floor named Twins.Meanwhile, Adams has denied any wrongdoing.The mayor has not been charged with any crimes stemming from the investigations.Federal authorities have not commented on what they are specifically investigating.

Sources have told ABC News that one of the probes concerns city contracts and a second involves the enforcement of regulations governing bars and clubs."I say over and over again, as a former member of law enforcement, I'm very clear.We follow the rules.

We make sure that we cooperate and turn over any information that is needed and it just really would be inappropriate to get in the way of the review whi...