Weihong Hu, a New York City hotel developer, was previously the subject of a joint investigation by the Guardian, the City and Documented

Federal law enforcement agents have raided a hotel owned by a businesswoman who has been linked to potentially illegal campaign contributions to the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.

Federal officials executed a search warrant on Thursday at a hotel that hotel developer Weihong Hu owns in Long Island City, Queens, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The hotel hosts a shelter program for formerly incarcerated people which has resulted in millions of city contract dollars going to Hu’s business.

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