Erden Arkan, 76, entered a plea to a conspiracy charge, admitting he violated campaign finance law by reimbursing employees for donations to Eric Adams' campaign.
Prosecutors revealed evidence including recordings and emails proving that Arkan worked with a Turkish official to deliver illegal straw donations, implicating Adams.
They allege that Eric Adams solicited donations during an April 2021 dinner, leading to illegal reimbursements that helped him fraudulently access public matching funds.
Despite the guilty plea, Adams' attorney insisted it would have 'no bearing on the mayor's case whatsoever,' maintaining the mayor's innocence amid ongoing scrutiny.
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