NEW YORK —The city government’s corruption watchdog is still investigating Mayor Eric Adams over potential violations of local law in connection with his federal indictment — and has secured permission to obtain evidence that the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office used to bring the since-dismissed charges against him.

The ongoing probe by the city Department of Investigation was disclosed in an order issued late Wednesday by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Dale Ho, who presided over Adams’ federal corruption case, which was quashed this past spring by President Trump’s Department of Justice.

Adams’ federal indictment, which accused him of taking bribes and illegal campaign cash mostly from Turkish government operatives in exchange for political favors, was dropped by the DOJ in April after it said it needed the case gone in order for the mayor to better assist in Trump’s “mass deportation” efforts.

The DOJ’s dismissal motion didn’t opine on the merits of the prosecution against Adams, though the mayor has held all along there was no wrongdoing on his part.

In April, Ho wrote that the terms of the dismissal “smacks of a bargain,” but reluctantly approved it “with prejudice,” barring the feds from trying to prosecute Adams again for the same alleged crimes.

But the “with prejudice” standard applies to the feds, not to investigative and prosecutorial agencies on the local level, and Ho’s Wednesday night order confirms the DOI is not done looking into Adams’ alleged wrongdoing in connection with the Turkey probe.

The order, which was first reported by the news outlet The City, specifically says the DOI is investigating Adams over a “potential violation of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Law” stemming from the federal case. The filing doesn’t elaborate further what exactly the DOI is looking into.

The filing does say the DOI, with consent from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, can seek evidence from Adams that was turned over to him by the feds after the dismissal of his indictment, such as “electronically stored information” and sealed materials.

A spokeswoman for the DOI declined to comment Thursday. Attorneys for Adams — who already owes more than $4.5 million in legal fees from his federal case — didn’t return requests for comment.

During the corruption case, an issue emerged about whether Adams may have broken local laws by failing to report in his annual financial disclosure forms that he had received heavily discounted airline tickets and other freebies from Turkish nationals that the feds alleged amounted to bribes. Such financial disclosures are filed with the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board.

Ho’s order mentions that any evidence Adams has in his possession can also be turned over to the Conflicts of Interest Board in the event of “any referral.”

The DOI does not have the power to independently bring criminal charges. However, it can make referrals for criminal prosecution or administrative action to local district attorneys as well as to the Conflicts of Interest Board.

A spokeswoman for the Conflicts of Interest Board did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday, and neither did a rep for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

After the controversial dismissal of his corruption case, Adams dropped his bid for reelection. He’s set to leave office Jan. 1 after having become the first New York City mayor in modern memory to face criminal indictment.

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