Feds fire back at Mayor Adams' bid to drop bribery charge, say Turkish perks were far from 'routine'

Adams claims that accepting tens of thousand of dollars' worth of benefits in exchange for pressuring a City agency is 'routine' and 'common'.

But however routine that may have been for Adams, the law permits a jury to conclude that it was nonetheless illegal.

The bribery count is one of five charges the mayor faces in the unprecedented case.

In exchange, Adams did favors on behalf of his benefactors, including, as de facto mayor-elect in September 2021, pressuring the FDNY to rush to open a new 36-story Turkish consular building despite fire safety concerns.

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