{"id":107289,"date":"2024-09-26T19:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T12:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107289"},"modified":"2024-09-26T19:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T12:44:53","slug":"new-york-mayor-eric-adams-expected-to-face-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107289","title":{"rendered":"New York Mayor Eric Adams expected to face federal charges \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">FBI agents were conducting a search of Gracie Mansion, the home of New York Mayor Eric Adams, after news broke that he was expected to face federal charges as soon as Thursday, multiple people familiar with the matter told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">CNBC earlier reported that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/09\/26\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-in-federal-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Adams has been indicted<\/a>, and the indictment is sealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The charges were not immediately clear. Spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/eric-adams-charges-live-updates-rcna172803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Follow along for live coverage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a statement released Wednesday night, Adams said: \u201cI always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target \u2014 and a target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Adams administration was already reeling from a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/adams-expected-to-name-new-nyc-schools-chief-as-scrutiny-investigations-mount\/5827301\/?os=vb.&amp;ref=app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-level resignations<\/a> amid at least four federal probes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Adams, 64, a former NYPD captain and Brooklyn borough president, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One of the investigations is believed to be focused on whether Adams\u2019 mayoral campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. As part of that probe, the FBI last year searched a home in Brooklyn belonging to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/fbi-searches-crown-heights-home-in-apparent-campaign-finance-related-investigation\/4824668\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams\u2019 chief fundraiser<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Federal investigators have also been looking into whether Adams pressured the city\u2019s fire commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-defends-role-turkish-consulate-project-rcna124815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to approve a new building housing the Turkish Consulate <\/a>despite safety concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Adams was still Brooklyn\u2019s borough president when, shortly after he won the Democratic mayoral primary in 2021, he reached out to then-Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, according to sources familiar with the matter. Adams encouraged Nigro to evaluate a request from the Turkish government to use the building, which had not yet opened because fire department officials had refused to sign off on the safety of its occupancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Adams\u2019 phones were seized as part of the inquiry, and FBI agents have questioned Nigro as a witness at least twice, sources familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-defends-role-turkish-consulate-project-rcna124815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have told NBC News<\/a>. (Nigro has declined to comment.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Federal investigators this month searched homes and seized phones belonging to multiple top officials close to Adams. Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who was among those whose phone was seized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/investigations\/nyc-police-commissioner-expected-resign-today-nightclub-probe-sources-rcna170792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> on Sept. 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Authorities also seized the phone of Caban\u2019s twin brother, James Caban, a former police officer who owns a nightclub security business. Federal investigators are looking into whether bars and clubs in midtown Manhattan and Queens paid James Caban to act as a police liaison and whether those clubs were then afforded special treatment by local precincts, according to sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Adams administration also faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/nyc-scandal-eric-adams-banks-brothers\/5793850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public corruption investigation<\/a> and another federal probe that led to a search of homes belonging to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/fbi-raids-winnie-greco-eric-adams-rcna141457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams\u2019 former director of Asian affairs<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Before news of federal charges broke Wednesday, Adams was at a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which President Joe Biden also attended. Adams also appeared on local television to take questions live from New York viewers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The expected indictment leaves the city government in a dire predicament, said Douglas Muzzio, a longtime Baruch College political science professor who retired last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWho\u2019s in charge? What is the policy direction?\u201d Muzzio said. \u201cWith so many people having already resigned, city agencies are, in a sense, rudderless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Earlier Wednesday, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/aoc-says-embattled-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-resign-good-city-rcna172726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called for Adams to resign<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said on X. \u201cThe flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration. For the good of the city, he should resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is running for mayor, also urged Adams to step down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Mayor Adams, like all New Yorkers, deserves due process, the presumption of innocence, and his day in court,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bradlander\/status\/1839113390213755214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lander said on X<\/a>. &#8220;However, it is clear that defending himself against serious federal charges will require a significant amount of the time and attention needed to govern this great city.\u00a0The most appropriate path forward is for him to step down so that New York City can get the full focus its leadership demands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But in a videotaped statement he released late Wednesday, Adams vowed to stay on as mayor, saying any charges against him would be \u201centirely false, based on lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMake no mistake,\u201d Adams added, \u201cyou elected me to lead this city and lead it I will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The city&#8217;s public advocate, <a href=\"https:\/\/advocate.nyc.gov\/about\/the-public-advocate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jumaane Williams<\/a>, would take over as interim mayor if Adams were to step down. Williams called the news of Adams&#8217; pending charges &#8220;incredibly serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;As the facts emerge, the Public Advocate will have more to say to the people of New York City, and right now, he is focused on how best to ensure that New Yorkers can regain trust, confidence and stability in city government,&#8221; Williams added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove Adams from office, stopped short of calling for him to resign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">&#8220;Governor Hochul is aware of these concerning news reports and is monitoring the situation,&#8221; her press secretary, Avi Small, said. &#8220;It would be premature to comment further until the matter is confirmed by law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-federal-charges-rcna172370\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI agents were conducting a search of Gracie Mansion, the home of New York Mayor Eric Adams, after news broke that he was expected to face federal charges as soon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107289\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}