A story in the federal investigation of New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) unfolded like something “out of Godfather 3,” as a sacrilegious pop star teased her own tie to Hizzoner’s indictment.
Bringing about the demotion of a Catholic priest may have been only part of an avalanche of allegations enveloping officials throughout the five boroughs after Sabrina Carpenter filmed a scandalous music video at a Brooklyn church.
At least that was the suggestion she made during a performance at Madison Square Garden Sunday night where she asked fans, “Should we talk about how I got the mayor indicted?”
Sabrina Carpenter during her New York show after her ‘Feather’ music video church scandal contributed to an investigation of the priest and his ties to Mayor Eric Adams:
“Should we talk about how I got the mayor indicted?” pic.twitter.com/lSF2mdhIgp
— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 30, 2024
Late last year it was been reported that Carpenter’s video for the song “Feather,” filmed in Williamsburg’s Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church had led Brooklyn Diocese Bishop Robert Brennan to demote Monsignor Jamie Giganitello who’d approved the project that prompted the church to re-bless the altar.
Now, as Adams has been federally charged for alleged corruption, bribery, and more as multiple officials in his administration were also being investigated, NBC News reported that federal prosecutors were also exploring the connections between the shamed monsignor and his longtime friend, Adams’s former Chief of Staff Frank Carone.
Curtis Sliwa, radio host, activist, and Republican mayoral nominee who lost to Adams in the 2021 election, boiled down the connections between Gigantiello and Carone in a post on X that featured an image of the two men with the mayor on a trip to Rome earlier this year.
“Frank Carone and Monsignor Jaime is a story right out of Godfather 3. I’ve known about these 2 guys for years,” stated Sliwa. “Monsignor Jaime of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg owns homes in Florida and Westhampton. He is a priest with great wealth. Frank Carone has just sold his 6 million dollar mansion in Mill Basin. Both have formed an LLC called DMC Capital Group which is a big investor in an entity that’s being sued for insurance fraud.”
“It just so happens the 2 of them were at the Vatican when Mayor Adams met the Pope in May,” he went on. “The Question that I am investigating is did these 3 amigos visit the Vatican Ban when they were in May? To be continued ………..”
Frank Carone and Monsignor Jaime is a story right out of Godfather 3. I’ve known about these 2 guys for years. Monsignor Jaime of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg owns homes in Florida and Westhampton. He is a priest with great wealth. Frank Carone has just sold his 6 million dollar… pic.twitter.com/kEPPsUo2oI
— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) September 21, 2024
Despite the investigation, NBC News reported that attorney Arthur Aidala, another friend of Gigantiello’s who was also serving as his lawyer, had said, “As far as I know, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello is not the target of any federal, state or city investigation.”
As it happened, Aidala was also representing Adams’ Chief Adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin who was welcomed back to the United States from a trip to Japan with a federal subpoena as her cell phone was seized and her home was searched Friday.
Meanwhile, a statement from the Brooklyn Diocese had some suspecting confirmation of Carpenter’s video being tied to the investigation as a spokeswoman said, “The Diocese is fully committed to cooperating with law enforcement in all investigations, including of conduct at individual parishes or involving any priests.”
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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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