A longtime adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams who resigned from his administration while under FBI scrutiny gave a reporter a potato chip bag filled with cash Wednesday following a campaign event,

Former Gov. David Paterson, who had endorsed his successor, Andrew Cuomo, in the Democratic primary, said he believed Mr. Adams “would run the city the best.”

Two former aides of NYC Mayor Eric Adams face bribery allegations; Winnie Greco reportedly tried giving a reporter cash in a chip bag, claiming cultural norms, while Ingrid Lewis-Martin is indicted for accepting bribes.