Frank Carone, former chief of staff to Mayor Eric Adams, has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an alleged bribery-related scheme, according to a source familiar with the matter.Carone’s brother and two others have also been arrested, the source said.Charges are being filed in New York’s Eastern District. Details on the case are expected later Wednesday.Spokespeople from the FBI and the prosecutor’s office had no comment.Carone is being represented by attorneys Russell Capone and Andrew Goldstein. Both declined comment at this time.Carone stepped down from his City Hall post in December 2022.Adams said the departure was part of a prior agreement with his longtime friend, whom he says he solicited to help lay the foundation for his administration.At the time, Carone called any potential accusations “baseless,” and suggested that any scrutiny was a result of his political associations, success, and “stereotypical assumptions” as “an Italian American who grew up in the streets of Canarsie and to this day still speaks with a full Brooklyn accent.”