BREAKING: Eric Adams indicted on allegations of accepting foreign campaign donations, bribery fraud

The indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams was unsealed in court on Thursday morning. Adams was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, receiving campaign contributions by foreign nationals, wire fraud, solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, and bribery.

The indictment states that Adams "sought and accepted illegal campaign contributions in the form of 'nominee' or 'straw' contributions, meaning that the true contributors conveyed their money through nominal donors, who falsely certified that they were contributing their own money." This, the Biden-Harris admin alleges, "defeated federal laws that serve to prevent foreign influence on US elections." The "gains," the indictment reads, were compounded and used "to defraud New York City and steal public funds" due to campaign fund matching programs.

Adams was indicted on Wednesday and his official Gracie Mansion residence raided on Thursday morning. The first indication publicly that there were concerns came in the fall of 2023 when his former campaign manager's Brooklyn home was raided. Adams, who was heading to Washington, DC at the time to discuss the border crisis with President Joe Biden and ask for more resources for the overburdened city, turned around and headed home to deal with the scandal unfolding in his administration.

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