During his three years in office, Adams appointed three police commissioners. Its first commissioner of the Department of Buildings was accused of corruption. Federal prosecutors are currently investigating whether Adams and his campaign conspired with the Turkish government to collect illegal foreign donations, and whether his second-in-command, Edward Caban, was linked to a possible extortion ring run by the twin brother of Cabin. Caban was forced to resign once FBI agents seized his cell phone. Two other powerful deputy mayors, Philip Banks and Sheena Wright, also had…
