NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery, taking foreign contributions in federal corruption indictment

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams was hit with a raft of fedearl corruption charges Thursday accusing him of accepting thousands of dollars in illegal campaign donations from Turkish officials that cost city taxpayers upwards of $10 million in public matching funds. The massive indictment also alleges Adams accepted $100,000 in lavish trips and hotel stays — all paid by Turkish officials who thought ...