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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to stay in office Thursday after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips.

Adams, a Democrat, faces conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges in a five-count indictment outlining a decade-long trail of corruption that began when he served as an elected official in Brooklyn and continued through his mayoral administration.

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[-] HottieAutie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 1 month ago

Fed prosecutors have a 97% conviction rate. The dude is gonna role a 100-sided die and needs a 98 or higher lol. He is done.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 25 points 1 month ago

I imagine for a NYC mayor their dotted their i's and crossed their t's extra careful, he might need a nat 100 here.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

As an aside, I would like to speak with the DM, because WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON.

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Meet it you beat it, he needs a 97 or higher. Either way, yeah, no, he’s cooked.

[-] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago
[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well damn, get fucked.

[-] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

He's just doing normal cop stuff. Now, let's elect a prosecutor.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

If you're against corruption I have a strategy you can use: vote for the viable candidate least likely to accept foreign money for influence.

[-] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I'm way ahead of you. I don't vote for politicians that accept corporate money, be it foreign or domestic.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ah, the "chuck it in a garbage bin" strategy. Very effective.

[-] SirDerpy@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

That's what we do with trash. But, some of the bits down at the bottom seem like they can be recycled.

[-] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That's exactly what I said "ah so normal cop shit"

[-] SirDerpy@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago

Enjoy your prosecutor.

[-] jumjummy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Is this supposed to be some jab at Harris?

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 1 month ago

Adams has been a lot of fun to watch. It’ll be even more fun watching him go to jail. Nakedly corrupt ftw.

[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 26 points 1 month ago

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

I hope he gets the book thrown at him.

[-] noxy@yiffit.net 13 points 1 month ago
[-] sramder@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I remember when he bulldoze a bunch of people‘s vehicles… and part of me was like “Cool, riding an ATV in Central Park for fun probably should result in your vehicle getting crushed…” and the little voice in the back of my head says this is a bit over the top, even for a publicity stunt. 

Need to listen to that little voice more often 😅

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

In exchange for the bribes, Adams took actions that appeared to benefit Turkey’s leaders, including expediting the fire safety inspection at a consulate building and not releasing a statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, according to the indictment.

I'm kind of shocked that a (friendly) foreign government would buy a mayor for these seemingly trivial things.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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