Mayor Eric Adams says he is confident he will get millions of dollars in public matching dollars for his reelection campaign despite the fact he is facing a federal indictment for bribery and soliciting illegal campaign donations.

But NY1 has learned that the city's campaign finance officials were already raising serious questions about those finances — potentially jeopardizing his ability to get those matching funds.

According to documents obtained by NY1 through the Freedom of Information Law, from both the Adams campaign and the city's campaign finance board, the board, which oversees the distribution of public matching funds, has already flagged more than $163,000 in matching claims that it says are invalid for the mayor's reelection campaign.

This means they may not be eligible for the city's generous eight to one matching system.

In total, the mayor's reelection campaign has said it has more than $543,000 in matching claims, which would generate millions of dollars in public funds for his bid.

But about 30% of that is already being flagged by campaign finance board officials.

In documents reviewed by NY1, these donations have been flagged for not having the required employment information and, in some cases, no residential address attached to them.

According to a NY1 review of documents filed earlier this month, the campaign has responded to questions for less than half of the flagged donations so far.

The new scrutiny of the 2025 reelection campaign comes after a draft audit of his 2021 campaign raised serious questions about those finances. That draft issued earlier this year and obtained by NY1 through the Freedom of Information Law says the campaign failed to document more than $2 million in expenditures, among other issues.

There are questions now on whether his reelection campaign is following a similar pattern of questionable bookkeeping.

In a statement to NY1, the mayor's attorney Vito Pitta said, "The campaign is permitted to cure invalid matching claims on a rolling basis. This can be done even post-election... The campaign continues to make every effort to ensure compliance and respond to CFB requests as required and appropriate."

The campaign finance board will determine whether the mayor’s campaign will receive matching funds for his reelection in December.