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Bernd Debusmann Jr.
US reporter

Eric Adams was charged last year for five separate criminal counts, including “Conspiration for the inspection of wire fraud, federal program brilliant and campaign contributions by foreign nationals”, Wire was two charges for a contribution of a foreign national and bribery.

He denied any misconduct and did not think so guilty.

According to the 57 -side indictment, which the prosecutors and the defense team now hopes, Adams are said to be accepted by more than 100,000 dollars of luxury trips – including hotel stays, lush meals and upgrades from the airline – from Turkish nationals from 2016. , when he was still Brooklyn as President of the New York district.

In one case, for example, he is said to have received a “strongly reduced” stay in the “Bentley Room” of the St. Regis Hotel in Istanbul, which paid $ 600 for a two-day visit with a value of approx. $ 7,000.

In addition, the Mayor of New York City is said to have selected campaign contributions from Turkish sources for its mayor’s election campaign campaign in 2021.

None of this was publicly explained, and the public prosecutor claimed that Adams used “straw donors” to hide the sources of money, and sometimes created “fake paper paths” that suggested that he had paid or intended for the gifts.

In return for the campaign contributions and on wasteful trips, Adams is said to have reacted to a variety of concerns from Turkish nationals and at least one government official.