Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. Adams, 64, was elected to lead the most populous US city nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime. But he and a string of top officials in his orbit have … The post Eric Adams, New York City mayor, indicted in federal probe appeared first on WorldNewsEra.

Eric Adams, New York City mayor, indicted in federal probe

Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. Adams, 64, was elected to lead the most populous US city nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime. But he and a string of top officials in his orbit have …

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“I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target – and a target I became,” Adams said in a statement to the BBC. “If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.” Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal the indictment on Thursday, when Adams will make an initial court appearance, CBS News reports. The reported charges come less than a year after federal agents seized Adams’ electronic devices and searched the home of Brianna Suggs, his chief fundraiser. It was later revealed that the US attorney’s office in Manhattan was looking into whether Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign team conspired with the government of Turkey to funnel illegal donations into the campaign. The New York Times reported on Monday that prosecutors subpoenaed the campaign and the mayor’s office for information related to five other countries: Israel, China, Qatar, South Korea and Uzbekistan. Adams has remained steadfast that he would remain in office even as a growing list of officials have called for his resignation. Earlier Wednesday, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – a popular figure in left-leaning New York – joined that list. “I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. “For the good of the city, he should resign.” Ocasio-Cortez referenced a recent “flood of resignations and vacancies” that she said were threatening city government’s ability to function.