Mohamed Bahi, a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams, was sentenced to three years of probation, with one year of home confinement, after pleading guilty to soliciting illegal campaign donations connected to a December 2020 fundraiser. Bahi embraced supporters upon learning he would avoid prison. His case was part of a wider federal probe into Adams that later saw charges against the mayor dropped by the Justice Department, a move that prompted protests and resignations from senior prosecutors. Adams has denied wrongdoing; Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the subsequent mayoral election and will take office Jan. 1.
Former Adams Aide Sentenced to Probation After Pleading Guilty to Soliciting Illegal Campaign Donations
Mohamed Bahi, a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams, was sentenced to three years of probation, with one year of home confinement, after pleading guilty to soliciting illegal campaign donations connected to a December 2020 fundraiser. Bahi embraced supporters upon learning he would avoid prison. His case was part of a wider federal probe into Adams that later saw charges against the mayor dropped by the Justice Department, a move that prompted protests and resignations from senior prosecutors. Adams has denied wrongdoing; Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the subsequent mayoral election and will take office Jan. 1.
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Former Adams Aide Receives Probation in Campaign Donation Case
Mohamed Bahi, a former top aide to outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams, was sentenced to three years of probation — including one year of home confinement — after admitting he solicited unlawful campaign donations during a December 2020 fundraiser.
Bahi, who served as City Hall’s chief liaison to the Muslim community, embraced supporters in a Manhattan federal courtroom after learning he would avoid prison. The terms of his home confinement permit him to leave for work, attend religious services and travel for other specified reasons.
“I'm feeling content that this whole ordeal is over,” Bahi said as he left court.
Bahi, 41, pleaded guilty in August to helping solicit illegal contributions from employees of a Brooklyn construction firm tied to the 2020 fundraiser. In October 2024, federal authorities also charged him with witness tampering and destroying evidence as part of the broader inquiry.
The case involving Bahi grew out of a sweeping federal investigation into Mayor Adams. Separately, prosecutors had accused Adams of accepting bribes and campaign contributions from foreign interests in a different scheme; Adams pleaded not guilty to those allegations.
In February, the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop the charges against Mayor Adams, saying the case hindered the mayor’s ability to assist the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. That decision prompted protests and the resignations of several senior prosecutors, including the interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan, who alleged the dismissals amounted to a quid pro quo.
Adams has denied wrongdoing. He briefly ran for reelection as an independent before ending his campaign. Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election and is set to take office on Jan. 1.