'Clumsy cover-up': Prosecutor rips NYC mayor over bribery allegations

Federal prosecutors indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams on five counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery charges on Thursday. 

The indictment alleges that Adams, a former police officer and state senator, participated in “a long-running conspiracy in which he solicited and knowingly accepted illegal campaign contributions from foreign donors and corporations,” according to Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who announced the indictments at a press conference.

The indictment alleges a lot of this money came in the form of luxury travel for Adams and companions.