New York City ’s mayor has found himself in legal hot water . Eric Adams , who has been serving as mayor of the Big Apple since 2022, has been hit with five federal charges, as seen in an indictment obtained by NBC News including one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud , federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals, one count of wire fraud, one count of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, one count of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national and one count of bribery. According to the 57-page federal indictment, which was unsealed on Sept.
26, prosecutors from the Southern District of New York allege that Adams sought and accepted luxury international travel from wealthy businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official for almost 10 years in exchange for official favors. The documents further allege that by 2018, Adams “not only accepted, but sought illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign, as well as other things of value, from foreign nationals.” And as the now-Mayor’s “prominence and power grew, his foreign-national benefactors sought to cash in on their corrupt relationships with him,” the documents continue, noting that when it became clear Adams would be elected Mayor, he allegedly agreed to “providing favorable treatment in exchange for the illicit benefits he received.
” The indictment alleges Adams began preparing to further solicit illegal contributi.
