NYC Mayor Moves Quickly to Dismiss Bribery Charge

Adams relies on US Supreme Court rulings on corruption
Mayor was charged with accepting luxury travel for favors

Eric Adams
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado

September 30, 2024 at 5:32 PM UTC

Updated on

September 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams moved quickly to build his defense against federal corruption charges, asking a judge Monday to throw out a bribery charge that doesn’t “amount to a federal crime at all.”

Prosecutors claimed in an indictment unsealed Thursday that Adams began accepting improper benefits, including luxury travel from wealthy Turkish businesspeople when he was Brooklyn Borough President. He’s also accused of secretly accepting illegal contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign.