Eric Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation
September 26, 2024 2024-09-26 5:59Eric Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation
Eric Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation
Introduction: Eric Adams
The prosecutor is Mr. Macht Adams.
Eric Adams, a retired police
captain who was elected New
York City’s 110th mayor nearly
three years ago and vowed to
crack down on crime, has been
indicted in a federal corruption
investigation, people familiar
with the matter said.
The charges were dropped
Wednesday night and Mr. It
is unclear what charge or
charges Adams faces. But
the federal investigation has
focused, at least in part, on
whether Adams
and his campaign
conspired with the Turkish
government to receive
illegal foreign donations.
When the suit was made
When the suit was made
public, Mr. Adams said he
was the first New York City
mayor to face federal charges
while in office. It is not known
when he will turn himself in to
authorities. Federal prosecutors
are expected to release
more information Thursday.
Recently, federal agents
seized the
cellphones of some
of the city’s top
officials, including
the police chief, school
superintendent, first
deputy mayor, deputy
mayor for public safety and a
senior aide who is facing four
lawsuits. This year marks the third
time sexual harassment has occurred.
These searches and seizures
were related to a separate
federal criminal investigation
conducted concurrently with
the investigation
into Mr. Adams. None
of these officers have been
charged with a crime.
Although Adams is the first sitting
mayor to be prosecuted, he is not
the first to be criminally
investigated. Jimmy Walker, the
flamboyant, nightlife-loving mayor
named Bo James, is on trial in
Jazz Age New York City, but
resigns due to a corruption
scandal and flees to Europe.
Mayor William O’Dwyer, the only
modern mayor other than
Mr. Adams to have served as
a police officer, died when he resigned
a few months into his second term.
More recently, federal
prosecutors investigated Bill de
Blasio, Mr. Adams’ predecessor, over
his interactions with
donors, but no charges
were filed. And more than 20 years
after becoming
mayor, Rudolph W. Giuliani
was indicted this year in a Georgia case
involving an attempt to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election.