Adams Confidant Steps Down Amid Federal Corruption Investigations

One of Mayor Eric Adams’s closest aides and confidants resigned on Monday, less than a week after the mayor was indicted on corruption charges and nearly a month after federal agents seized the aide’s phones in a separate corruption inquiry, according to a resignation letter his lawyer said had been sent to the mayor.The aide, Timothy Pearson, had a broad portfolio that included dealing with contracts for migrant shelters.He is the fifth senior member of the mayor’s administration to announce his departure in the past three weeks.A retired Police Department inspector, Mr.

Pearson is also a defendant in four sexual harassment lawsuits filed by subordinates, and he is the subject of two separate inquiries by the New York City Department of Investigation.He was among the several senior administration officials who had their phones seized by federal investigators on Sept.

4.Some members of the Adams administration had for weeks been pressing for Mr.Pearson to resign, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Mr.

Adams hired Mr.Pearson in 2022 as a senior adviser earning a $243,000 salary, even though Mr.

Pearson was also working a job at a Queens casino as its director for public safety.In the public safety director role, he was earning between $250,000 and $500,000 a year, city records show.This is a developing story and will be updated....