NYC Mayor Eric Adams to be arraigned today after being indicted on federal corruption charges: Live updates

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to appear in court today where he will be arraigned following charges of bribery, wire fraud, solicitation of contribution by a foreign national, and conspiracy.

Adams is the first sitting mayor in the city's modern historyto face federal criminal charges.

US Attorneys in the Southern District of New York on Thursday unveiled a sprawling five-count indictment against Adams, accusing him of seeking and accepting “illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign, as well as other things of value, from foreign nationals.”

The charges stem from a months-long federal investigation into his 2021 mayoral campaign and his ties to Turkish government officials and Turkish nationals.

Federal prosecutors are accusing Adams of accepting “illegal” campaign donations, funneled through a straw donor scheme, and accepting luxurious benefits in exchange for wielding his power to intervene in a fire inspection at the Turkey consulate.

Adams said he was “not surprised” by the charges and denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

He declared he would not step down from his position as the top official in New York City, despite current and former lawmakers calling upon him to resign.

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Eric Adams is due to appear in court today where he will be arraigned.

The New York City Mayor was yesterday charged with bribery, wire fraud, solicitation of contribution by a foreign national, and conspiracy.

As reports swirled on Wednesday night that Adams had been indicted, federal agents swooped on the mayor’s official residence, Gracie Mansion, in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The indictment was unsealed yesterday by US Attorneys in the Southern District of New York.