New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury in connection to a federal corruption investigation. It comes amid multiple separate probes targeting the mayor’s administration and campaign that have already led to a series of high profile resignations. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been hit with five federal charges — including wire fraud, bribery and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national — according to a sprawling 57-page federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York accuse Adams of seeking and accepting luxury international travel from a wealthy businessman and at least one Turkish government official for nearly a decade.
” The indictment was made public hours after FBI agents searched Adams’ home, Gracie Mansion, early Thursday and seized his phone for the second time, according to his lawyer. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday became the highest profile politician to call for Adams to resign. Several others have followed, including city comptroller Brad Lander and state Sen. John Liu, D-Queens. But the most powerful political figures in New York — Sen.
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