New York Mayor Eric Adams may be charged with further counts in his corruption case, prosecutors said, adding it was “quite likely” other defendants will be named. The US told a federal judge of those prospects Wednesday morning as Adams appeared in a Manhattan courtroom for the second time in a week. The government said further counts for the mayor were “possible” and that its case would include “multiple witnesses.
” Adams was indicted last week, the first sitting New York mayor to face federal felony charges, amid a widespread criminal probe in which top City Hall aides have had their homes searched and phones seized by investigators. The next day, he pleaded not guilty and was freed without bail. Since then the mayor has rolled out an aggressive defense to corruption charges that threaten to bring down the administration of the largest US city.
He has denied the charges, resisted calls to step down and shown he intends to fight back. His lawyer has blasted federal prosecutors for allegedly leaking details of the case to the press and has taken the unusual step of asking the judge to dismiss part of the case right away. “The prosecution is desperately now saying they ‘could’ bring a new case because they are suddenly facing dismissal of their actual, flawed case and sanctions for misconduct,” attorney Alex Spiro said in a statement.
“This is the sort of nonsense that prosecutors say when they don’t have a real case. If they had a real case, they woul.
