Justice Dept. discusses dropping corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, source says
New York -Can officials discussed with the Federal Prosecutor of Manhattan to understand the case of revocation of corruption allegations to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This is a source familiar with CBS news confirmed.
Adams is Five crimes of corruption in Septemberinclude Bringing, conspiracy and campaign financial violationsEssence He did not plead guilty of these crimes. If you are convicted, these charges may lead to 45 years of imprisonment.
The Ministry of Justice did not comment. Columbia Broadcasting Corporation News has required contact with the mayor Adams’ office for comment.
No signs have shown that the federal prosecutor in New York proposed allegations of the case.
“New York Times” It was the first report and discussion.
The mayor has long maintained his innocence for a long time. He pleaded When he was accused for the first time in September last year, he was innocentEssence Adams Facing the trial in AprilEssence
Dialogue is the normal part of what happened in the Criminal Court case, but in this case, this is unusual Before Trump took office, Adams and Donald Trump met in FloridaAccording to Marcia Kramer, New York, news from Columbia Broadcasting Corporation News.
Adams said that the two had no discussions on possible pardon or other criminal cases.
“To be clear, we have not discussed my legal cases. The mayor of the largest cities in the country should not meet with the upcoming president to discuss the priority of our city because the guess is inaccurate, or because we come from different parts The party was obviously more concerned about politics than people. “Adams said in a statement after that meeting.
Then Adams suddenly canceled the plan Mark Martin Luther King In New York City After the last invitation, attend the Trump inauguration ceremonyEssence
Mr. Trump had previously stated that he believed that Adams was treated unfairly and said He will consider forgive AdamsEssence If the case is rejected, Adams does not have to pardon.
Another thing that makes this unusual time is the prosecutor of Manhattan It was just submitted to the document work recently, indicating that they have discovered the mayorās “extra criminal behavior”Essence Adding to another layer of conspiracy is the discourse of the meeting and it is owned by Adams Due to health problems, his public timetable has been reduced this weekAccording to the mayor’s office, as Adams’ lawyer, Alex Spiro has a closed door in court, which has closed the meeting found in the case.
