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Super PAC's $1M Payments Spark Transparency and Legality Concerns

3/2/2026

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Empower NYC, a super PAC backing Eric Adams, former Mayor of New York City, reportedly paid more than $1 million to vendors with questionable ties.
The expenditures raise transparency concerns and suggest possible illegal coordination with Adams’ campaign.
Notable payments include $120,000 to Tesseract Management, linked to Eldon Stone Ross, and $292,000 to GOTV Ops Inc, run by Adams’ confidant Tony Herbert, who faces federal bribery accusations.

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Empower NYC, a super PAC backing Eric Adams, former Mayor of New York City, reportedly paid more than $1 million to vendors with questionable ties.
The expenditures raise transparency concerns and suggest possible illegal coordination with Adams’ campaign.
Notable payments include $120,000 to Tesseract Management, linked to Eldon Stone Ross, and $292,000 to GOTV Ops Inc, run by Adams’ confidant Tony Herbert, who faces federal bribery accusations.