NYC Mayor Eric Adams Charged With Bribery, Fraud

The New York Times reports:

Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The indictment, which was unsealed on Thursday morning, follows an investigation that started in 2021 and has focused at least in part on whether he conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions and whether he took official actions on its behalf.

Federal prosecutors said that Mr. Adams “sought and accepted improper valuable benefits” for at least a decade, when he was then the Brooklyn borough president. Mr. Adams, a retired police captain, was elected mayor in 2021 after a campaign built on a pledge to reduce crime and bring professionalism to City Hall. If Mr. Adams resigns, the acting mayor would be Jumaane Williams, New York City’s public advocate.

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BREAKING: NYC Mayor Adams charged w/
-Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Federal Program Bribery, to Receive Campaign Contributions by Foreign Nationals
-Wire Fraud
-Solicitation of a Contribution by a Foreign National
-Solicitation of a Contribution by a Foreign National
-Bribery pic.twitter.com/M63fFlJLHH

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