New York City Mayor Eric Adams' chief counsel resigns amid federal probes

Lisa Zornberg's resignation comes two days after the city's police commissioner resigned.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersNew York City mayor's chief counsel resigns amid federal probesGetty ImagesLisa Zornberg did not offer an explanation for her departureNew York City Mayor Eric Adams' chief counsel resigned late on Saturday night as the federal government's multiple criminal probes into his administration continue.

The departure of Lisa Zornberg comes just two days after New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban stepped down, after officials raided his home and seized his phone.

“I am tendering my resignation, effective today, as I have concluded that I can no longer effectively serve in my position," Ms Zornberg said in a statement shared by the mayor's office.

Adams thanked Ms Zornberg for her work but gave no reason for his top counsel's departure.

"These are hard jobs and we don't expect anyone to stay in them forever," the mayor said in a statement.

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