Federal prosecutors allege in an indictment that Mayor Eric Adams accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illicit gifts from foreign nationals and later took official actions on their behalf, a brazen breach of New York City’s stringent rules regarding politicians accepting gifts.
In a sprawling five-count, 57-page indictment, prosecutors accuse Adams of accepting more than $100,000 worth of illicit gifts from Turkish officials while he served as Brooklyn Borough President, including free and heavily discounted flights all over the world, business class upgrades, and free hotel suites, meals, and entertainment while traveling.
