Politics Nov 01 New York City Mayor Adams gets April trial date as his lawyers try to get bribery charge tossed The Democrat’s lawyers are fighting to throw out a bribery charge, one of five counts in a case that U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho said will go to trial April 21, 2025.
Politics Oct 08 Former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams charged with witness tampering, destroying evidence Federal prosecutors allege that Mohamed Bahi told a businessman and campaign donors to lie to the FBI in June.
Nation Sep 27 New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions The Democrat entered the plea before a packed courtroom gallery in Manhattan a day after prosecutors revealed charges alleging that he accepted overseas travel and illegal campaign donations from people looking to buy his influence in city government.
Politics Sep 26 WATCH: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks after being indicted by federal prosecutors “From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city,” Adams said at a hastily assembled news conference after the charges were made public.
Politics Sep 26 WATCH: Federal prosecutors hold news briefing on indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for favors.
Politics Sep 26 NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he doesn’t plan to resign and is ‘not surprised’ by the federal corruption charges “I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before making any judgments,” Adams told reporters after the indictment against him was made public.
Politics Sep 26 Read the full indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams The indictment unsealed Thursday contends that Adams "compounded his gains" from the illegal contributions by gaming the city's matching funds program, which provides a generous match for small dollar donations.
Politics Sep 26 U.S. attorney’s office in New York plans to announce ‘significant public corruption charges’ The announcement came hours after federal agents entered the mayor’s official residence and seized his phone early Thursday, hours before the indictment was made public. The news conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
Politics Sep 26 NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes, illegal campaign funds from foreign sources FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing charges against the Democrat was expected to be unsealed.
Politics Sep 26 New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter.