Eric Adams hired Alex Spiro — also Elon Musk's lawyer — to represent him in his criminal case. Spiro has been billing the city for a separate civil sexual assault lawsuit against the mayor. But taxpayers aren't paying for the criminal defense bills, a city spokesperson said.
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You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Advertisement New York City taxpayers aren't on the hook for the legal bill in Eric Adams' federal bribery case , a spokesperson for the mayor confirmed to Business Insider. Adams is represented in the criminal case by Alex Spiro , a former Manhattan prosecutor and one of the highest-profile lawyers in the country, representing the likes of Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin.
Spiro had already been defending Adams in an unrelated civil sexual lawsuit case since April. For that case, Spiro was billing the city for his work — though reportedly charging only $250 per hour instead of the $2,025 per hour rate he's charged other clients. But New York City's coffers aren't being emptied for Spiro's work in the .