Former deputy mayor of Public Safety Philbanks, who quit under a cloud of corruption allegations, has urged the public not to trust the media.
Read “Would you blindfold yourself and eat whatever someone gave you? No? Then stop letting the media do it” ominous image Share via x Former official based on scandal.
Banks, 62, was among Adams' top administrative officials targeted by Vast Probe investigators last year.
The federal government was looking at whether the bank directed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of city contracts to companies represented by his brother Terrence's consulting firm, sources previously told the Post.
bank, hostile relationship with the media He resigned in October after nearly three years at City Hall.
He has not been charged with any crime related to the federal investigation.
“The only time he believes there is no media in our society is when he is criticized,” Sarena Townsend, a former deputy city corrections commissioner, told the Post.
“I'm sure he loved being in the media when they covered him in a positive way.”
“It's not that I like the media, I don't hate it, but the overwhelming majority of Americans don't trust the media,” Banks said.
