NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Charges

[phylodog]

It alleges a 10-year pattern of corruption.

“In 2014, ERIC ADAMS,

Glad to see I was correct. They've known he was doing illegal things for years (before he became mayor) but it was fine, so long as he did what he was told. Unfortunately for Eric, he apparently reached the end of his hypocrisy and started speaking out.

 

[JTKelly]

What goes around comes around.

 

[DadSmith]

Glad to see I was correct. They've known he was doing illegal things for years (before he became mayor) but it was fine, so long as he did what he was told. Unfortunately for Eric, he apparently reached the end of his hypocrisy and started speaking out.

 

[Flash-hider]

Finally! Time to get rid of this dumb POS libturd brainless Democrap mayor of NYC.
Now if only the sheeples will realize how awful and detrimental this POS is for the city they can get a new mayor with a real or at least half a brain.

They haven't done too well selecting the last couple of mayors why would they want to end such a winning streak?

 

[Flash-hider]

Glad to see I was correct. They've known he was doing illegal things for years (before he became mayor) but it was fine, so long as he did what he was told. Unfortunately for Eric, he apparently reached the end of his hypocrisy and started speaking out.

Once someone's usefulness has run its course, the only difference between the democrat's and communists, as of this moment, is that the dem's will use lawfare to make you go away (save for the rare occasion you may get Eptseined), where the communists will just take you out back and shoot you.

 

[phylodog]

Once someone's usefulness has run its course, the only difference between the democrat's and communists, as of this moment, is that the dem's will use lawfare to make you go away (save for the rare occasion you may get Eptseined), where the communists will just take you out back and shoot you.

Biden himself would beg to differ.

 

[foszoe]

I will refer to this thread as proof they don't always protect their own

 

[Indyhd]

After reading the indictment noted, they did protect their own for 10 years just as Phylo stated. Only after outing the current administration was he indicted.

 

[DadSmith]

I will refer to this thread as proof they don't always protect their own

Trump brought up the fact he was going against the establishment by calling out the illegals destroying the city.
Trump said he won't last long after doing that.
Guess what he didn't.
They had dirt on him, he got out of hand and now they are showing him who the boss is.

They still have to convince a NYC jury he's guilty.

 

[phylodog]

They still have to convince a NYC jury he's guilty.

If I were Eric Adams I wouldn't be hanging my hat on the righteousness of a New York City jury.

 

[DadSmith]

GOP smells blood in New York after Eric Adams indictment - Washington Examiner

Republicans see New York City Mayor Eric Adams's indictment as a chance to sweep the state in 2024, while Democrats argue it negates the GOP "weaponized" justice system argument.

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[KellyinAvon]

This is like the end of The Godfather. Instead of Sal Tessio being taken away by Michael's guys, they use the DoJ.

 

[ditcherman]

Eric Adams indictment alleges decade of corruption and bribery - Washington Examiner

Prosecutors unveiled a five-count indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams, alleging a 10-year pattern of corruption.

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The 57-page indictment charges Adams with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals; one count of wire fraud; two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national; and one count of bribery.

It alleges a 10-year pattern of corruption.

“In 2014, ERIC ADAMS, the defendant, became Brooklyn Borough President,” it reads. “Thereafter, for nearly a decade, ADAMS sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.”

Some of the charges are connected to contributions to Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.

The indictment alleges that in September 2021, an unnamed Turkish official told Adams that it was “his turn to repay” him, by “pressuring the New York City Fire Department… to facilitate the opening of a new Turkish consular building – a 36-story skyscraper – without a fae inspection, in time for a high-profile visit by Turkey’s president.”

It added that the building would have failed such an inspection if one were made, but that in “exchange for free travel and other travel-related bribes in 2021 and 2022 arranged by the Turkish Official, ADAMS did as instructed.”

According to the indictment, the FDNY official responsible for the safety assessment was told that he would be fired if he didn’t acquiesce, which he did.

Speaking minutes after the indictment was unveiled on Thursday morning, surrounded by black clergy members, Adams reaffirmed his earlier pleas of innocence and commitment not to resign.

“My day-to-day will not change. I will continue to do the job for 8.3 million New Yorkers that I was elected to do, and the 300,000 plus employees of our city government will continue to do their jobs because this is what we do as New Yorkers,” he said. “It’s an insult to the hard-working people of the city that anyone would say that they won’t do their jobs while this case proceeds in the background. They are dedicated public servants, and I have been one of them for many years, and they’re going to continue to do their job, moving the city forward every day.

“For 10 months I have gone through this, and I look forward to defending myself and defending the people of this city, as I’ve done throughout my entire professional career,” Adams added.

He and the other speakers were repeatedly interrupted, including by one man with a megaphone.

Adams was indicted Wednesday night following a federal corruption investigation, making him the first mayor in the city’s history to be indicted while in office. His home was also raided Thursday morning, and his phone was seized.

Thanks for the summary.
This 10 years is all in weeks deals for the clintons, probably a days worth for the bidens. Kind of a nothing-burger, sadly, buy todays 'standards'.
It is pretty funny though that he's being treated the same way he threatened the fire inspector.

 

[DadSmith]

Political timing of Biden DOJ indictment of Eric Adams questioned by critics - Washington Examiner

Critics are questioning the timing of the Biden Department of Justice's investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams following the mayor's criticism of its immigration policies.

www.washingtonexaminer.com