> On November 5, Adams surrendered that mobile phone – but there was a hitch.
> “When Adams produced his personal cellphone the next day in response to a subpoena, it was 'locked,' such that the device required a password to open,” the indictment said. “Adams claimed that after he learned about the investigation into his conduct, he changed the password" that same day "and increased the complexity of his password from four digits to six.”
> The mayor said he’d changed the password to prevent members of his staff from accidentally deleting anything.
> “But, Adams further claimed, he had forgotten the password he had just set, and thus was unable to provide the FBI with a password that would unlock the phone,” the indictment says.
If that doesn't scream corruption.. It's astonishing, to someone who doesn't live in NYC, how much of the Adam's administration is under a cloud of criminal suspicion.
The most striking thing about all this is just how bad everyone on Adams staff and himself were at it. When I worked for a local government I was told all my communications could get FOIAd so to be careful about what I did and I wasn't even working on anything sensitive or illegal.
> This is all to say, if you find yourself in a situation where you need an impromptu bathroom break in the middle of an interrogation to delete messages, you’re already in deep shit.
There is nothing wrong with deleting a chat. It is foolish to incriminate oneself by keeping unnecessary chats. Whether they should have been using a chat or not for government business is another matter.
ceejayoz|1 year ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/26/eric...
> On November 5, Adams surrendered that mobile phone – but there was a hitch.
> “When Adams produced his personal cellphone the next day in response to a subpoena, it was 'locked,' such that the device required a password to open,” the indictment said. “Adams claimed that after he learned about the investigation into his conduct, he changed the password" that same day "and increased the complexity of his password from four digits to six.”
> The mayor said he’d changed the password to prevent members of his staff from accidentally deleting anything.
> “But, Adams further claimed, he had forgotten the password he had just set, and thus was unable to provide the FBI with a password that would unlock the phone,” the indictment says.
Molitor5901|1 year ago
neaden|1 year ago
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joemazerino|1 year ago
Hilarious.
unknown|1 year ago
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alphabettsy|1 year ago
If you’re working in government and in some cases outside of government you have communications retention requirements.
Then there’s the destroying evidence once you’re aware of an investigation part.
unknown|1 year ago
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