Embattled top Mayor Adams aide no longer overseeing NYC migrant contracts as federal probes tighten

A shadowy confidante to Mayor Eric Adams is no longer in charge of city migrant contracts — the latest high-level shakeup as the vice of federal scrutiny tightens around City Hall.Top adviser Tim Pearson’s role in doling out the lucrative migrant services contracts has been taken by Chief of Staff Camille Joseph Varlack, the mayor revealed during his weekly Q-and-A Tuesday.But Adams made clear the switcheroo isn’t because he doesn’t trust Pearson, who sources said is under federal scrutiny for potential kickbacks in awarding migrant contracts.He instead sang Pearson’s praises and promised to give The Post a list of “clear examples” of contracts his decades-long friend renegotiated to the city’s benefit.“The goal is to make sure sure we save taxpayer dollars, and I think we’ve done a great job of bringing down that cost,” he said.City Hall officials could not immediately provide Adams’ promised examples.Last week, the mayor maintained, without providing evidence, that Pearson’s work had saved the city mountains of cash.“We asked him to go in and look in and we saved hundreds of millions of dollars by bringing down the costs, everything from security contracts to other contracts,” Adams said.But Pearson’s role overseeing migrant security contracts has has long drawn suspicions, even before the feds began eyeing accusations he picked contractors in exchange for kickbacks.One city official — Chief Business Diversity Officer Michael Garner — had boasted during an internal meeting months ago that Pearson gave out 20 migrant security deals in one week alone.An April lawsuit contended Pearson told workers in his obscure city unit, the Municipal Service Assessment, that he was looking to line his own pockets.“People are doing very well on these contracts,” Pearson said, according to the lawsuit.

“I have to get mine.Where are my crumbs?”The mayor has so far resisted pressure to oust Pearson, among other officials such as Deputy Ma...