New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Wednesday night on five federal charges, including bribery, fraud and soliciting foreign campaign donations. He’s the first mayor in the city’s history to be indicted while still in office.

In a 57-page indictment, the Southern District of New York accuses Adams of receiving travel benefits to foreign countries valued at more than $100,000 dating back to 2016, when he was still Brooklyn borough president. When campaigning for mayor in 2021, he allegedly solicited foreign campaign contributions, including Turkey.

“Federal law clearly prohibits foreign donations,” Damian Williams, the top prosecutor on the case, said at a Thursday press conference. “That is how we protect our elections from foreign influence.”

The indictment also accuses Adams of pressuring the fire department to approve the Turkish consulate in Manhattan despite safety concerns and using “straw donations” to conceal illegal contributions and take $10 billion of public funds. Adams called the charges “entirely false” in a video posted Wednesday night.

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