NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking foreign bribes, says he won't resign

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals, including lavish overseas trips, in exchange for favors that included helping Turkish officials bypass a fire inspection for a new diplomatic tower in the city.

Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery charges in a five-count indictment outlining a decade-long trail of corruption that began when he served as an elected official in Brooklyn and continued through his mayoral administration.

Among other things, prosecutors said Adams took contributions from straw donors as he swept into office running the nation’s largest city, some of which helped him qualify for more than $10 million in matching public campaign funds.