Published On: Thu, Sep 26th, 2024

NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery and wire fraud in scheme spanning nearly 10 years



New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been hit with five federal charges – including wire fraud, bribery and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national – according to a sprawling 57-page federal indictment unsealed Thursday.

Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York accuse Adams of seeking and accepting luxury international travel from a wealthy businessman and at least one Turkish government official for nearly a decade.

In 2017, when he was the Brooklyn Borough…



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