Federal prosecutors have turned over evidence showing that a key witness in the criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams lied, his defense attorney said.
High-profile lawyer Alex Spiro, in a breathless statement released Monday night, accused the feds of slow-rolling the disclosure of so-called “Brady material” — evidence that could be favorable to a defendant.
The feds released the material — which remains under protective seal — after Spiro’s repeated vocal requests for it, according to the statement.
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“These prosecutors, finally, after much delay and misdirection, have admitted they were hiding Brady material about the key witness in the case that proves Mayor Adams is innocent,” Spiro said.
He provided no backing for his claims.
The feds’ disclosure came after Spiro gave a wide-ranging news conference last week in which he contended that Rana Abbasova , a longtime staffer for Adams who became a key witness in the bribery and corruption case against the mayor, had lied to investigators. Spiro maintained Abbasova was lying about Adams being aware of wrongdoing.