NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams may face more charges for allegedly selling his political influence to Turkish powerbrokers in a years-long conspiracy — along with several others in his orbit “likely” to be indicted, prosecutors divulged in court Wednesday. Hagan Scotten, a prosecutor for Manhattan U.S.
Attorney , made the stunning revelation during the mayor’s first appearance before Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho, who is overseeing the case. Scotten said it was “possible” that Adams — the first sitting mayor in modern New York history to be criminally indicted — would face additional charges. “We think that is quite likely,” Scotten said when asked by Ho if a superseding indictment was forthcoming, noting the feds were moving “quickly” and conducting several related investigations.
“And likely additional defendants will be charged in this scheme.” Scotten didn’t elaborate on who the additional defendants may be or what charges they could face. Adams’ indictment alleges the mayor had multiple “co-conspirators” in his bribery scheme, many of whom Scotten said would testify at the trial.
Hagan revealed the likelihood of additional charges shortly after Adams took his seat in Ho’s courtroom for the first time. His legal team pushed the judge to put the case on trial by March, before ballots are certified in the Democratic mayoral primary. “They indicted the sitting mayor of .
There is a primary election,” the mayor’s lead attorney, Ale.