1 of 2 | On Monday, New York Mayor Eric Adams' (pictured) lawyer Alex Spiro asked a judge to toss out the bribery charge, which he claimed "does not meet the definition of bribery" because the mayor's indictment did not indicate that he agreed to perform an official act in exchange for alleged bribes. Photo by Louis Lanzano/UPI | License Photo Sept. 30 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seeking a dismissal of a bribery charge brought against him and one that his lawyer contends is "extraordinarily vague" and was brought on by "zealous prosecutors," according to new court documents.
The mayor was accused, among other things, of accepting more than $10,000 in "improper valuable benefits" in the form of airline upgrades and luxury hotels. Advertisement Adams lawyer Alex Spiro asked a judge Monday to toss out the bribery charge, which he claimed "does not meet the definition of bribery" because the mayor's indictment did not indicate that he agreed to perform an official act in exchange for alleged bribes. On Friday, Adams, 64, was arraigned in a Manhattan federal court.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges the day after his indictment was unsealed in front of U.S. Magistrate Katharine.
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