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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 3 days ago (2 children)

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 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 3 days ago

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

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Well damn, get fucked.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 27 points 3 days ago

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 3 days ago (1 children)

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 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days 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 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago

Enjoy your prosecutor.

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is this supposed to be some jab at Harris?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 3 days ago

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

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

I hope he gets the book thrown at him.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 13 points 3 days ago
[–] sramder@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days 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 2 days 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.