Brianna Suggs, target of FBI raid in Turkish straw donor probe, is still working for Adams’ 2025 campaign

Brianna Suggs, whose Brooklyn home was raided last November by the FBI as part of an investigation into donations linked to Turkey, is still working for Mayor Adams’ political campaign despite not appearing in recent filings.

Adams confirmed Suggs’ continued employment with the 2025 campaign on Tuesday during his weekly press conference when asked why the latest filings with the city’s Campaign Finance Board show Suggs hasn’t been paid by the campaign over the last two and a half months.

“The amount of paperwork that the CFB requires for a campaign to do is unbelievable. The amount of skill that you need, the amount of training, the amount of documentation — and I must have a team that can do that,” Adams said. “She’s knowledgeable on it, and I’m happy that she’s able to do that administrative part of the campaign for the administration.”

The homes of both Suggs and Adams’ advisor Rana Abbasova were searched on Nov. 2 as part of a federal investigation into whether Adams’ 2021 campaign conspired with the Turkish government and a Brooklyn construction firm to funnel foreign cash into the campaign’s coffers via straw donors.

As part of that probe, the FBI seized the mayor’s phones and electronic devices, and, as of last month, a grand jury was reviewing evidence in the matter. The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing,

The city’s political class has been abuzz for months about whether the probe will result in any criminal charges.

During Adams’ 2021 run for City Hall, Suggs proved to be a formidable fundraiser for him. She has claimed credit for raising $18.4 million for Adams’ 2021 campaign and for raking in at least $900,000 for his 2025 bid.

For those efforts she’s been paid well. According to the most recent filing with the Campaign Finance Board, her consulting firm, Suggs Solutions, has received $40,000 from Adams’ campaign since January. Since the beginning of 2022, her firm has earned more than $322,000 in fees from the campaign, CFB records show.