"The indictment, which was unsealed Thursday morning, follows a roughly three-year investigation that focused at least in part on whether he conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions and whether he took official actions on its behalf."
"As he ran for mayor in 2021, prosecutors say, Mr. Adams sought illegal foreign contributions to his campaign and other things of value, and his benefactors sought to cash in on their investments."
"The charges, brought by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, immediately called into question the ongoing viability of Mr. Adams's mayoralty."
"Mr. Adams, 64, a retired police captain, state senator and Brooklyn borough president who won office while vowing to combat crime, is the first New York City mayor to face criminal indictment while in office in modern history."
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