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The indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams contained five charges alleging that the Democrat solicited and accepted bribes or illegal campaign contributions from wealthy Turkish donors in return for various favors.
Prosecutors said those improper gifts included trips to France, China, Sri Lanka, India, Hungary, Ghana and Turkey that were partly or fully paid for by people looking to buy Adams’ influence.
Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment Thursday, just two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual gathering in New York.
Adams is accused of exploiting a yearslong relationship with people tied to Turkey, who funded his travel and fueled his run for mayor with donations that helped him qualify for more than $10 million in public campaign funds.
People who are not U.S. citizens are banned by law from donating to U.S. political candidates.
Prosecutors say Adams returned the favor in September 2021 by ensuring that Turkey’s newly built diplomatic tower in Manhattan wouldn’t be subject to a fire inspection, which it was certain to fail.
His lawyer, Alex Spiro, told reporters the conduct described in the indictment wasn’t illegal or didn’t involve the mayor.
The Turkish consulate was asking for “a courtesy,” not payback, when it wanted Adams’ help in skipping a fire inspection. Spiro added that Adams said he’d see what he could do and, a few days later, ignored a follow up phone call from the consulate.
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