New York City Mayor Eric Adams to Face Criminal Charges

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan will unveil criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, a stunning blow to the leader of the nation’s largest city.

It couldn’t immediately be learned what charges Adams is facing. 

“I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target—and a target I became,” the mayor said in a statement Wednesday night. “If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment. The New York Times earlier reported the charges.