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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and corruption charges. He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted. Adams maintains his innocence and has vowed to stay in office. The charges include wire fraud, soliciting illegal campaign donations, and a conspiracy involving Turkish citizens and officials. Adams' defense suggests that he prioritized the needs of New York City residents over party and politics, despite being a target for prosecution. This is the first time a sitting New York mayor has been criminally indicted.

  1. US
    Eric Adams
    Democratic Party
    1. We should ask them, 'Who gave the directive to carry out what we have witnessed over the last 10 months?'
    2. Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics.
    3. I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you that I would be a target.
  2. US
    Donald Trump
    Republican Party
    1. I watched about a year ago when he talked about how the illegal migrants are hurting our city, and the federal government should pay us, and we shouldn't have to take them.
  3. US
    Damian Williams
    US Attorney's Office
    1. We are not focused on the right or the left, we are focused only on right and wrong.
    2. The conduct alleged in the indictment – the foreign money, the corporate money, the years of concealment – is a grave breach of the public's trust.
    3. The Turkish official got what he wanted, and as we explained in the indictment, just four days after Adams held up his end of the bargain, he went right back to soliciting more travel benefits.
    4. Deflection and trying to wave off what is happening is not a plan. That is something else.
    5. The Southern District of New York remains committed to rooting out corruption without fear or favor and without regard to partisan politics.
  4. US
    Karine Jean-Pierre
    White House
    1. The president was clear, even when he was running in 2020, that he was going to make sure that DOJ is independent and the DOJ is handling this case independently.
  5. US
    Richard Briffault
    Columbia Law School
    1. If the facts are against you, move onto something else. If the facts are against you, try to go after the prosecutors. If the facts are against you, go after your opponent.

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sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.The Times
  4. 4.ABC News (Australia)
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.US Politics
  2. 2.Scandal
  3. 3.Corruption

countries

  1. 1.JapanJP
  2. 2.TurkeyTR
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.Manhattan District Attorney's Office
  3. 3.White HouseUS
  4. 4.Chevrolet
  5. 5.Columbia Law School
  6. 6.New York Police DepartmentUS
  7. 7.Republican Party
  8. 8.UN General Assembly
  9. 9.US Marshals Service

persons

  1. 1.Eric AdamsUS
  2. 2.Alex SpiroUS
  3. 3.Alexandria Ocasio-CortezUS
  4. 4.Damian WilliamsUS
  5. 5.Donald TrumpUS
  6. 6.Ingrid Lewis-Martin
  7. 7.Alec BaldwinUS
  8. 8.Andres Kudacki
  9. 9.Arthur AidalaUS
  10. 10.Chuck SchumerUS
  11. 11.Elizabeth Williams
  12. 12.Elon MuskUS

technicals

  1. 1.Covid-19 Pandemic
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges