Stanford’s Robert Weisberg on the Indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams

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September 27, 2024
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Summary

What are the main charges against Mayor Adams?

First, as Brooklyn Borough President and then candidate for Mayor (and even as Mayor), Adams allegedly took campaign contributions from a foreign government (Turkey) and foreign businesspeople (all from Turkey), concealing them through so-called “strawmen”—U.S. identities. This violates 52 U.S.C. 30121, which covers state and local as well as federal campaigns.

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