New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ troubles regarding alleged corruption just got deeper.
In September, federal prosecutors charged Adams with conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery over events that dated back years; he was accused of permitting Turkish officials and businesspeople to buy his influence, and of receiving campaign contributions from straw donors.
On Monday, real estate construction firm owner Erden Arkan, who was named in the September indictment, pled guilty to a conspiracy charge. He allegedly committed wire fraud by using straw donors.
The September indictment noted that Adams became Brooklyn Borough President in 2014. “Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign business people and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.”
