Posted 1/16/2024, 7:07:26 PM
Adams' Legal Defense Trust Receives Donations from Billionaires, Developers, and Former Mayor
- Leonard Blavatnik, a billionaire with ties to sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, donated $5,000 to Adams' legal defense trust
- Crypto tycoon Brock Pierce, who previously donated to Adams' campaigns, also gave $5,000 to the trust
- Members of the Cayre family, who own the building housing Adams' frequented Casa Cipriani club, donated $5,000 each
- Frank Carone, Adams' former chief of staff, and 6 of his relatives donated $5,000 each to the trust
- Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $5,000 to Adams' legal defense trust, which is paying for representation in an FBI probe into his campaign's finances