Tim Pearson, one of the most Mayor Eric Adams’ influential advisers, has submitted a letter of resignation less than a week after the mayor was indicted on federal corruption charges, a source directly familiar with his decision told the.

While Mayor Adams publicly offered nothing but support for his embattled adviser Tim Pearson, behind the scenes he was urging him to resign through surrogates, including former chief of staff Frank Carone,

Tim Pearson, perhaps Mayor Eric Adams’ most scandal-ridden aide, resigned of his own accord and was not pushed out of the administration after the mayor’s indictment on federal corruption charges, Hizzoner said Tuesday.