Winnie Greco, Rana Abbasova among four Adams aides out in dramatic day of departures

At slightest 4 aides are leaving the Adams medication — a melodramatic acceptable of City Hall departures that comes connected the heels of multiple different high-level resignations implicit the past fewer weeks and the mayor’s indictment connected national corruptuion charges, the Daily News has learned.

Among those leaving are 2 longtime aides ensnared successful national probes: Rana Abbasova, who was manager of protocol successful Adams’ International Affairs Office, has been fired, and Winnie Greco, who served arsenic a liaison to China for the Adams administration, has resigned, sources told The News.

Greco was called successful connected Friday and told to resign, sources acquainted with the substance said. Greco was spotted astatine City Hall connected Friday, astatine 1 constituent appearing comforted by Ingrid Lewis-Martin, chief advisor to Adams. Their heads were lowered and Lewis-Martin rested a manus connected Greco’s enarthrosis arsenic they near the building.

Winnie Greco attends a Lunar New Year Celebration astatine Gracie Mansion connected Tuesday, February 8, 2022. (Michael Appleton/NYC Mayor’s Office)

Mohammed Bahi, Senior Muslim Liaison to the mayor, resigned from his station effectual Monday, a root adjacent to the substance said. And Ahsan Chughtai, a elder advisor for South Asian and Muslim affairs, was besides fired wrong the past mates weeks, aggregate sources said.

“Both Winnie Greco and Mohamed Bahi contiguous tendered their resignations. We convey them for their work to the city,” Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Adams said.

Abbasova had been placed connected unpaid permission aft the feds raided her location past twelvemonth successful transportation with the probe looking into whether Adams accepted and solicited bribes and amerciable run contributions from the authorities of Turkey and its associates, carrying retired favors successful return. 

Prosecutors accidental Abbasova, who is not named successful the five-count transgression indictment, coordinated with Turkish officials to acceptable up straw donations and question upgrades for Adams. She is cooperating with national authorities, The News antecedently reported. 

Adams, who was indicted successful the lawsuit precocious past month, has pleaded not guility to the charges.

Rachel Maimin, Abbasova’s attorney, declined to comment. 

Greco’s Pelham Bay homes were raided successful February, though the nonstop quality of that probe remains unclear.

The quality comes conscionable hours aft quality broke aboriginal Monday that Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks resigned implicit the weekend.

He is 1 of 5 apical Adams advisers who had their homes raided and electronics seized connected Sept. 4 arsenic portion of respective national corruption investigations. Previously, Schools Chancellor David Banks, elder Adams advisor Tim Pearson and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, each who were raided that day, had already announced their resignations.