NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with wire fraud, bribery; FBI raids Gracie Mansion

Sept. 26 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with bribery and wire fraud in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday morning as the FBI searched his Gracie Mansion home and took a phone from him.

Adams was charged with five counts including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals; wire fraud; bribery and two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national.

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