Feds subpoena Brooklyn church over possible business dealings between priest and ex-Adams chief of staff: sources
Federal investigators are looking into possible business and financial dealings between two more people with ties to Mayor Eric Adams — his former chief of staff and a Brooklyn priest, multiple sources said Friday.
The feds recently issued a subpoena to a Catholic church in Brooklyn requesting information about any dealings between one of its lead pastors, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, and Hizzoner’s ex-chief of staff, Frank Carone, according to sources familiar with the matter.
It wasn’t immediately clear exactly what federal prosecutors in Brooklyn were looking for, and the probe is said to be in its early stages, the sources noted.
Neither Gigantiello or Carone, who are longtime friends, have been accused of wrongdoing.
Carone, who stepped down as Adams’ top aide in late 2022 and is now chairing his re-election campaign, is a lawyer who runs a private consulting firm, Oaktree, that advises high-paying clients.
Gigantiello, who has been a priest since 1995 and serves as an FDNY chaplain, allegedly likes to party and is often seen out with Carone, sources said.
He and Carone have been friends for several years and both joined Adams on his trip to Rome earlier this year, when the mayor met Pope Francis, photos posted on social media show.
The monsignor made headlines last year when he was demoted for allowing pop star Sabrina Carpenter to film a racy music video inside the 160-year-old Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg.
He often boasts about his love of cooking on social media, has published a cookbook titled “Breaking Bread” and manufactures a line of pasta sauce called A Taste of Heaven — with the proceeds, he said, being donated to charity.
Gigantiello and a rep for the Diocese of Brooklyn didn’t respond to The Post’s request for comment about the subpoena, which was first reported by NBC New York.
Carone too couldn’t be reached.
The Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office declined to comment.
News of the church subpoena come as the Adams administration faces multiple federal probes that came to light in a stunning series of raids on Hizzoner’s top lieutenants, closest political allies and most trusted aides of late.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are running several of the investigations but have so far remained tight-lipped about the aims, potential charges and how the probes might entwine with each other.
No one, to date, has been charged or accused of any wrongdoing in those investigations.
Now-ex-NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned last week after federal agents showed up at his door and seized his electronics as part of a sweeping corruption probe involving influence-peddling, sources have said.
The three Banks brothers — Schools Chancellor David, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil and private consultant Terence — have all also had their electronic devices seized by the feds.
