Anyone who thought Mayor Eric Adams would show up to his regular Tuesday media availability rattled by the latest arrest of someone in his political orbit would be sorely mistaken. “Are people expecting me to go into Grace Mansion and hide and say,

Mohamed Bahi, a staffer in Mayor Adams’ office who resigned Monday, has been hit with criminal charges alleging he destroyed evidence and tampered with witnesses in the ongoing federal corruption investigation that resulted in the mayor’s indictment last month.

Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint on Tuesday, Oct. 8, charging former New York City Hall official Mohamed Bahi with witness tampering and destruction of evidence in connection with "a federal investigation of unlawful contributions to a particular 2021 mayoral campaign.