The lawyer representing on five federal charges has a history of representing high-profile clients, from Jay-Z to Alec Baldwin and many more. Alex Spiro is serving as Adams' attorney on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals; wire fraud; solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national; and bribery. "Spiro is not just about whether a jury ultimately convicts.
He's also about shaping public opinion, and I think Adams is doing his best, but I don't think he's going to succeed," Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School specializing in white collar crime and campaign finance law, told . Teachout, who is also a former Democratic candidate for New York Governor and Attorney General, said Adams is using Spiro to engage with key politicians in the Democratic party. "Adams is speaking to Governor Hochul, to , to Hakeen Jeffries, through his lawyer and trying to use his lawyer, who's being very public right now, to sow doubts about that investigation, so that you won't see high profile elected officials calling for him to resign," she said.
on indictment on Thursday as she is faced with the decision on whether to use her power to oust him. Adams does not need to go to trial or be convicted for her to invoke this power. "I have carefully reviewed the indictment released by the United States .
This indictment is the latest in a disturbing pattern of events that has, understandably, cont.
