**Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash
记者称纽约市市长埃里克·亚当斯的 前助理 给她一个装满现金的薯片袋**
This photo provided by the New York Mayoral Photography Office shows New York Mayor Eric Adams as he delivers remarks and marches in the 21st Autumn Moon Festival and 12th China Day Festival with Winnie Greco, right, Oct. 1, 2023, in New York. (Violet Mendelsund/New York Mayoral Photography Office via AP, File)
这张由纽约市长摄影办公室提供的照片显示，纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯在 2023 年 10 月 1 日于纽约举行的第 21 个秋月节和第 12 个中华节上发表讲话并游行，与右边的温妮·格里科一起。 (维奥莉特·门德尔松/纽约市长摄影办公室通过 AP，文件)
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, a gift her lawyer later insisted wasn’t an attempted bribe.
纽约市市长埃里克·亚当斯的长期顾问在 FBI 调查期间从其政府辞职，在一场竞选活动后于周三给一名记者一个装满现金的薯片袋，而她的律师随后坚称这并非试图贿赂的行为。
The local news site The City reported the episode hours after one of its reporters said Winnie Greco had pressed a bag of potato chips into her hands containing a red envelope with a $100 bill and several $20 bills.
当地新闻网站《The City》在一名记者表示 Winnie Greco 将一袋薯片塞到她手中，袋中有一张 100 美元的钞票和几张 20 美元的钞票后数小时报道了此事。
The reporter, Katie Honan, had scrutinized Greco’s conduct in the past as a major fundraiser for Adams in the Chinese American community.
该记者 Katie Honan 过去曾仔细审查过 Greco 作为亚当斯在中国裔社区的主要筹款人的行为。
Greco’s attorney, Steven Brill, told The Associated Press that the situation was being “blown out of proportion.”
Greco 的律师 Steven Brill 告诉美联社，情况被“夸大了。”
“This was not a bag of cash,” Brill wrote in an email. “In the Chinese culture, money is often given to others in a gesture of friendship and gratitude. And that’s all that was done here. Winnie‘s intention was born purely out of kindness.”
Brill 在邮件中写道：“这不是一袋现金。” “在中国文化中，金钱经常以友谊和感激之情的方式赠与他人。这里所做的一切也是如此。Winnie 的初衷纯粹是出于善意。”
Asked why Greco wanted to make such a gesture to Honan, Brill said, “She knows the reporter and is fond of her.”
询问 Greco 为何要对 Honan 做出这样的举动，Brill 表示，“她认识这位记者，并且喜欢她。”
The City said it interviewed Greco later Wednesday and she apologized, saying she made “a mistake.”
市政府表示，在周三稍晚时间对 Greco 进行了采访，她道歉并表示自己犯了“错误。”
“I’m so sorry. It’s a culture thing. I don’t know. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I feel so bad right now,” Greco said, according to The City.
“我真的很抱歉。这是文化问题。我不知道。我不明白。我真的很抱歉。我现在感觉非常糟糕，”据《The City》报道，Greco 这样说。
In response to the report of the bag filled with cash, Adams’ reelection campaign said it had suspended Greco from further work as an unpaid volunteer and that Adams had no prior knowledge of Greco’s actions.
针对装有现金的袋子被曝光的报道，亚当斯的连任竞选活动表示，他们已经暂停了 Greco 作为无偿志愿者的进一步工作，并且亚当斯事先并不知情 Greco 的行为。
The City reported Greco had texted Honan to meet her inside a Whole Foods store after they both attended the opening of Adams’ campaign headquarters in Harlem.
《The City》报道，Greco 在两人共同参加了亚当斯在哈莱姆的竞选总部开业仪式后，给 Honan 发短信约她在 Whole Foods 店内见面。
When given the chip bag, Honan at first thought Greco was just giving her a snack and said she could not accept it but Greco insisted, according to the report.
据报道，当拿到薯片袋时，霍南起初以为格雷科只是在给她零食，说她不能接受，但格雷科坚持要给她，据报道。
Honan left and later discovered the money, then called Greco and told her she could not accept it and asked to give it back. Greco said they could meet later but then stopped responding, the report said.
霍南离开后，后来发现了钱，然后打电话给格雷科，告诉她不能接受，并要求退回。报道称，格雷科说他们可以稍后再见面，但随后停止了回应。
Greco later called The City back and asked them not to do a story, saying “I try to be a good person,” the news outlet reported.
格雷科后来给《城市》杂志打电话，要求他们不要做报道，说“我试图做一个好人”，新闻媒体报道。
A City Hall spokesperson declined to comment Wednesday night. An Adams campaign aide, Todd Shapiro, said Greco holds no position in the campaign.
市政厅发言人周三晚上拒绝评论。亚当斯竞选团队助手托德·沙皮罗表示，格里科在竞选团队中没有职位。
“We are shocked by these reports,” Shapiro said. “Mayor Adams had no prior knowledge of this matter. He has always demanded the highest ethical and legal standards, and his sole focus remains on serving the people of New York City with integrity.”
“我们对这些报道感到震惊，”沙皮罗说。“亚当斯市长事先并不知情。他一直要求最高的道德和法律标准，他的唯一关注点仍然是正直地服务纽约市人民。”
A text message sent to a phone number listed in public records for Greco was not immediately returned Wednesday night.
周三晚上，一条发往公开记录中列出的 Greco 电话号码的短信没有立即得到回复。
Since she resigned as Adams’ director of Asian affairs last fall, Greco has occasionally been seen at Adams campaign events. Before her resignation, Greco had served as Adams’ longtime liaison with the city’s Chinese American community. She was also a prolific fundraiser for Adams’ campaigns.
自从去年秋天辞去亚当斯亚洲事务主任职务以来，格雷科偶尔会出现在亚当斯的竞选活动中。在她辞职之前，格雷科一直是亚当斯与城市华裔社区长期联络的人。她也是亚当斯竞选活动的一个得力筹款人。
In February of 2024, federal agents searched two properties belonging to Greco. Authorities didn’t explain what the investigation was about, and Greco has not been charged with committing a crime, but she was a number of close aides to Adams who resigned or were fired amid the federal scrutiny.
2024 年 2 月，联邦特工搜查了 Greco 的两处房产。当局没有解释调查的内容，Greco 没有被指控犯罪，但她是在 Adams 面临联邦审查期间辞职或被解雇的几位亲近助手之一。
The City has reported extensively on the investigation and Greco’s conduct, including a campaign volunteer’s allegations that Greco had promised to get him a city job if he helped renovate her home.
市里已对调查和 Greco 的行为进行了广泛报道，包括一名竞选志愿者的指控，称 Greco 曾承诺如果他能帮忙翻新她的家，就给他一份市里的工作。
A separate federal investigation into Adams led to a 2024 indictment accusing the mayor of accepting illegal campaign contributions and travel discounts from a Turkish official and others — and returning the favors by, among other things, helping Turkey open a diplomatic building without passing fire inspections.
针对亚当斯的另一项联邦调查导致 2024 年的一项起诉书指控市长接受了土耳其官员及其他人的非法竞选捐款和旅行折扣——并以此作为回报，其中包括帮助土耳其开设一座未通过消防检查的外交建筑。
A federal judge dismissed the case in April after the Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop the charges, arguing that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
联邦法官在 4 月份驳回了此案，因为司法部下令检察官撤销指控，理由是该案干扰了市长协助唐纳德·特朗普总统打击非法移民的能力。
