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The flamboyant Adams, a former NYPD captain who liked to boast that his ascendance to City Hall brought a sense of "swagger" back to Gotham, was hit with five counts including wire fraud, bribery, conspiracy, and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national. He was tripped up, in large part, by his taste for the finer things in life, according to the 57-page indictment. Prosecutors say Adams, who vehemently denies the charges, has been on the take since at least 2014, when he was elected Brooklyn Borough president.
Since then, the indictment alleges, Adams has continued to seek out, and happily accept, "improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government offic.
