New York City’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department (NYPD) officer who ran on a promise to boost public safety, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday night, sources have told the New York Times and New York Post.
The indictment is still under seal, which means the charges have not been released, but it comes amid a federal investigation into allegations that he accepted illegal campaign donations from the Turkish government. The FBI has also expanded its investigation to include five other countries, but the details and names of those countries have not been released so far.
Four officials within Adams’ administration have also resigned recently, amid a handful of investigations into Adams and senior members of his staff.
Adams was elected to his first term in 2021, and is seeking reelection in 2025. The mayor ran on a tough-on-crime agenda for his first term, and claimed he has witnessed both the good side and bad side of police officers after growing up as a black kid in New York City.
The mayor first joined the NYPD in the 1980s as an advocate for changing the department from within, and founded the “100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care” advocacy group. He eventually rose to the rank of captain in the NYPD. […]
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