Headline Roundup • September 26th, 2024
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted
Summary from the AllSides News Team
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) was indicted Wednesday on a five count indictment and is expected to surrender to authorities early next week.
The Details: The charges included wire fraud and accepting over $10 million in illegal campaign contributions and bribes.
Key Quotes: The New York Working Families Party said Adams "has lost the trust of the everyday New Yorkers he was elected to serve." Before the indictment was announced, Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) said Adams should resign. In a statement to The New York Post (Lean Right bias), Adams said, "I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target — and a target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent, and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit."
For Context: Adams is the first sitting New York City mayor to face criminal charges. In Nov. 2023, the FBI seized Adams' phone and other devices as part of the probe that led to the indictment, and earlier this month, the FBI searched the homes of four of his top aides.
How the Media Covered it: Sources across the spectrum covered the news as a top story Thursday, highlighting calls for Adams' resignation and the timeline of events leading to the indictment.
Featured Coverage of this Story
Dave Sanders for The New York Times
The charges against Mayor Eric Adams stem from a broad public corruption investigation that began in 2021 and examined whether the mayor and his campaign conspired with the Turkish government that year to receive illegal foreign donations.
Additionally, the federal inquiry examined whether Mr. Adams pressured New York Fire Department officials to sign off on a new high-rise building for the Turkish consulate despite safety concerns. Agents also investigated valuable flight upgrades they believe the mayor received from Turkish Airlines.
It’s one of several federal corruption investigations that have ensnared Mr. Adams’s administration.
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...
Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to a federal probe that has shaken his administration, sources told The Post.
The historic indictment of the first sitting mayor of New York City is expected to be unsealed Thursday by US Attorney Damian Williams, according to the sources. The news was first reported by The New York Times.
Adams will surrender to authorities early next week, sources said.
“I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target —...
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