{"id":2798,"date":"2025-02-10T22:27:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2025-02-10T22:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:27:38","slug":"federal-prosecutors-instructed-to-drop-all-charges-against-nyc-mayor-eric-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/federal-prosecutors-instructed-to-drop-all-charges-against-nyc-mayor-eric-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Prosecutors Instructed to Drop All Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Breaking News Distributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/about-nyc-newswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC NEWSWIRE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Department of Justice has directed federal prosecutors to drop all corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to an agency memo issued Monday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Justice Dept Says Criminal Probe Was Improper<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In a two-page memo from Emil Bove, the Justice Department\u2019s acting No. 2 official, prosecutors were instructed to dismiss the pending charges in <strong>United States v. Adams<\/strong>. The memo states that the ongoing criminal probe into Adams had &#8220;improperly interfered&#8221; with his 2025 reelection campaign and his mayoral responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Bove emphasized concerns about the impact of the case on Adams\u2019 ability to address pressing city issues, including illegal immigration and violent crime. The Justice Department also expressed a priority on ensuring Adams\u2019 full cooperation with federal deportation efforts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2800\" style=\"width: 935px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-image-2800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric-.jpg 925w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric--300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric--768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric--440x297.jpg 440w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Eric--770x520.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: Bin Song for NYC NEWSWIRE<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Charges Against Adams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Federal prosecutors initially charged Adams in September 2024 with multiple offenses, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals. The case alleged that Adams accepted luxury perks and illegal contributions from Turkish businessmen and a government official in exchange for political influence.<\/p>\n<p>Among the claims, Adams was accused of expediting the approval of a Manhattan skyscraper housing the Turkish Consulate General in 2021 despite fire safety concerns. In return, he allegedly received first-class flights on Turkish Airlines and other benefits.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adams Maintains Innocence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Adams has consistently denied any wrongdoing and suggested that the case was politically motivated. He has argued that the charges were a response to his vocal criticism of federal immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics,\u201d Adams stated.<\/p>\n<p>Bove\u2019s memo acknowledged Adams\u2019 position, stating that &#8220;it cannot be ignored that Mayor Adams criticized the prior administration\u2019s immigration policies before charges were filed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Justice Department confirmed that the case will be reviewed by the confirmed U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York after the November 2025 mayoral election. Until then, no further investigative steps will be taken against Adams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking News Distributed by NYC NEWSWIRE The Department of Justice has directed federal prosecutors to drop all corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to an agency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5887,"featured_media":2799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,15,16,9,65,25,18,19,2],"tags":[90,120,77],"class_list":["post-2798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bronx","category-brooklyn","category-manhattan","category-mayor","category-news","category-policy-issues","category-queens","category-staten-island","category-trending-news","tag-ericadams","tag-nycmayor","tag-nycpolitics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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