Prosecutors unveiled a five-count indictment [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YiOHVNs_eoxyN-ykHUCdO2DTSQtTCmmW/view] of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on corruption charges.
The 57-page indictment charges Adams with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals, one count of wire fraud, two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, and one count of bribery.
It alleges a 10-year pattern of corruption.
“In 2014, ERIC ADAMS, the defendant, became Brooklyn Borough President,” it read. “Thereafter, for nearly a decade, ADAMS sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish govermennt official seeking to gain influence over him.”
Some of the charges are in connection with contributions to Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign, “including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.”
Adams was indicted Wednesday night following a federal corruption investigation, making him the first mayor in the city’s history to be indicted while in office. The morning after the indictment, federal agents raided Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor’s mansion, before sunrise.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Department of Justice, FBI, IRS, and the city Department of Investigation all have investigations into Adams, though in most cases it isn’t clear what crimes they are focusing on.
Investigations and accusations of corruption have plagued Adams since November 2023, when the FBI raided the homes of two of his associates. Numerous close associates have since been investigated, raided, and arrested, some as recently as this month, presenting a chaotic image of his administration.
Adams’s phone and iPad were seized in November, one of the first indications of a major investigation. In July, the mayor was served two grand jury subpoenas. The past month has seen a slew of new revelations, raids, and resignations.
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