Winnie Greco, a former longtime adviser to the mayor who resigned while under FBI scrutiny, gave a reporter a potato chip bag that contained cash after a campaign event. The reporter, Katie Honan, later discovered a red envelope with a $100 bill and several $20 bills. Greco's attorney said the gesture reflected Chinese cultural practices of giving money as friendship and gratitude and denied any bribery intent. Greco apologized, saying she made a mistake and expressed remorse. Eric Adams' reelection campaign suspended Greco from unpaid volunteer work and said Adams had no prior knowledge of the incident.
The local news site The City reported the incident hours after one of its reporters said Greco had pressed a bag of potato chips into her hands containing a red envelope with a $100 bill and several $20 bills. The reporter, Katie Honan, had scrutinized Greco's conduct in the past as a significant fundraiser for Adams in the Chinese American community.
The City reported that Greco had texted Honan to meet her inside a Whole Foods store after they both attended the opening of Adams' campaign headquarters in Harlem. When given the chip bag, Honan at first thought Greco was just giving her a snack and said she could not accept it but Greco insisted, according to the report. Honan left and later discovered the money, then called Greco and told her she could not accept it and asked to give it back.
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