Mayor of New York Eric Adams He now faces federal criminal charges following a grand jury indictment … TMZ has confirmed.
Adams, the first New York City mayor to be indicted while in office, is reportedly planning to turn himself in next week. New York PostThe currently undisclosed charges are connected to a federal investigation, and an indictment is expected to be unsealed Thursday morning.
“I always knew that standing up for the people of New York would make me a target, and I did,” Adams told the New York Post. “If charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with all my heart and soul.”
The historic grand jury indictment The New York Times But because the case is still sealed, it’s unclear what exactly the charges against Adams are.
However, the New York Post reported that the case was linked to allegations that the Turkish government illegally diverted funds to Adams’ mayoral campaign.
Interestingly, Mayor Adams is being prosecuted by the same U.S. Attorney’s Office that is trying to arrest him. Diddy …Southern District of New York.
The two have had a bit of a feud recently, with Adams demanding that Diddy give back Keys to the City after a video surfaced of him beating up Cassie, and Diddy did just that in June.
Story unfolding…
