Retired police captain becomes first sitting mayor of New York City to face federal charges.New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted amid multiple corruption probes into his administration, US media outlets have reported.
The charge or charges against Adams, one of the most powerful city leaders on the planet, were not immediately clear late on Wednesday as the indictment was under seal.
The New York Times, citing people with knowledge of the matter, reported that federal investigators were focused on whether Adams and his campaign conspired with Turkey to receive illegal foreign donations.
Adams has touted his ties with the Turkish community in New York and spoken of visiting Turkey multiple times, as well as meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while he served as Brooklyn borough president.
In a video released on Wednesday night, Adams denied wrongdoing.
“My fellow New Yorkers, it is now my belief that the federal government intends to charge me with federal crimes. If so, these charges will be entirely false, based on lies,” he said.
“But they would not be surprises. I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you that I would be a target. And a target I became.”
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