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The prosecution makes Mr. Adams the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal charges. The mayor vowed to fight the allegations.
Mayor Eric Adams during a news conference at City Hall in New York on September 24, 2024. Todd Heisler/New York Times
NEW YORK – Eric Adams, a retired police captain who was elected New York City’s 110th mayor nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime, has been indicted following a federal corruption investigationpeople with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
The indictment remained sealed Wednesday night, and it was unclear what charge(s) Adams will face. But when they are made public, he will become the first New York City mayor to face criminal charges while in office.
The indictment promised to reverberate in the nation’s largest city and beyond, throwing Adams’ strained administration further into turmoil just months before he faces challengers in a hotly contested mayoral primary.
Representatives for Adams and his campaign said they had no immediate comment.
Brendan R. McGuire and Boyd M. Johnson III, partners at WilmerHale representing the mayor, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Representatives for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the FBI and the city’s Department of Investigation declined to comment.
This article originally appeared in New York Times.