August 7, 2025

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Mayor Eric Adams once again denied public funds for NYC re-election bid while Mamdani, Sliwa granted millions

Mayor Eric Adams was once again denied matching funds in his re-election bid. Lev Radin/Shutterstock Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election bid was denied matching funds once again — this time losing out on $3 million as the city’s campaign finance watchdog accused his camp of obstruction. The City Campaign Finance Board hinted the mayor, who is

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Crypto

Accused NYC crypto bro kidnappers bragged about holding another foreign tourist hostage

Two crypto bros charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire so he would give them his cryptocurrency password were accused of holding another European tourist hostage at their Kentucky compound, according to a report. William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, took a group of models and other high fliers from Palm Beach, Florida,

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Funds

NYC school secretary admits embezzling $145K in taxpayer funds, avoids prison

A purchasing secretary pleaded guilty this week to embezzling more than $145,000 over seven years from a Staten Island public school in a deal that will spare her jail time but require full restitution, officials told The Post. Michele Cenci, who had full access to the checkbook and procurement system at PS 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park

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Finance

Ex-Assembly candidate charged with illegally scamming state campaign matching system

A former Democratic candidate for New York state Assembly allegedly stole $160,000 in taxpayer cash by defrauding the state’s new campaign matching-funds program, federal prosecutors said Friday. Dao Yin, who lost his long-shot bid for the Assembly’s 40th District in Queens last year, was slapped with a wire fraud charge and arraigned in Brooklyn federal

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Crypto

Crypto bros in NYC kidnap case held 2 other victims ‘against their will’: DA

The crypto bros who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire for his Bitcoin password also held two other victims “against their will,” prosecutors revealed Wednesday – along with shocking new details about the Soho house of horrors. John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in a dramatic Manhattan Supreme Court

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Funds

Unclaimed funds in Ohio wanted by Browns could be yours. How to check

The Ohio Senate wants to use part of the state’s reported $3.7 billion in unclaimed funds to pay for the new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, according to their budget proposal. Over $1 billion in unclaimed funds would be used to create a sports and cultural projects fund and $600 million of that would

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Crypto

Crypto-bro ‘kidnappers’ ordered $600 of sushi and left it outside

Accused kidnappers William Duplessie and John Woeltz lived a party-bro lifestyle at the Soho townhouse where they allegedly tortured an Italian tourist — sometimes ordering so much fancy food they didn’t even bother to bring it inside. “Will and John would order about $1,500, $2,000 in food every day, literally from the best restaurants. They would

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Banking

Cuomo relying on far-left policy shifts to win NYC mayoral race

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ripping entire chapters out of the playbook of the Democratic party’s far left faction in his bid to become New York City’s next mayor, according to critics and a review of his positions by The Post. Cuomo — who resigned in 2021 amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations he

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Mortgage

Trump administration refers NY AG Tish James for prosecution

WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James — who infamously declared that “no one is above the law” when she was targeting Donald Trump — was hit with a federal criminal referral for instances of alleged mortgage fraud on Tuesday, according to a letter obtained by The Post. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William

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Funds

FBI probes bombshell claim that NY robbed Long Island public hospital of crucial funds: chairman

The FBI is investigating bombshell allegations of a scheme by top Long Island and New York officials to shut down Nassau University Medical Center, the public hospital’s chairman told The Post on Monday. NUMC chief Matthew Bruderman revealed he is “cooperating” with the agency, as well as the Department of Justice, in a probe of

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