{"id":108769,"date":"2025-02-01T00:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/eric-adams-attorney-meets-with-justice-department-over-future-of-federal-case-sources\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T00:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:03:45","slug":"eric-adams-attorney-meets-with-justice-department-over-future-of-federal-case-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/eric-adams-attorney-meets-with-justice-department-over-future-of-federal-case-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams’ attorney meets with Justice Department over future of federal case: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal defense attorney was at Justice Department headquarters in Washington on Friday to discuss the future of the mayor’s\u00a0criminal bribery case<\/span><\/a>, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.<\/p>\n

Adams’ attorney Alex Spiro attended the meeting along with federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, including acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and acting chief of the criminal division Perry Carbone, the sources said.<\/p>\n

Spiro was seen by an ABC News reporter departing the Justice Department following his meeting but he declined to comment when asked whether DOJ leadership agreed to drop Adams’ case.<\/p>\n

Adams, the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted, has pleaded not guilty to taking luxury travel benefits in exchange for helping expedite the opening of the Turkish consulate in Manhattan, among other crimes.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors accused Adams of accepting more than $100,000 in improper benefits over nearly a decade, many of which came in the form of flight upgrades and stays in luxury hotels, none of which were publicly divulged as required.<\/p>\n

The indictment also alleged Adams and a staffer knowingly worked with Turkish nationals to send foreign money to straw donors for his mayoral campaign and used that money to rake in over $10 million from New York City’s matching funds program.<\/p>\n

Adams has insinuated that the indictment was politically motivated by President Joe Biden, without any evidence.<\/p>\n

He has had several meetings with President Donald Trump since the election but has denied that the talk of dropping the charges or a pardon has come up. Adams canceled appearances at two New York City Martin Luther King Jr. Day events at the 11th hour to attend Trump’s inauguration.<\/p>\n

Trump has also criticized the investigation into Adams.<\/p>\n

The criminal trial is\u00a0slated to begin<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on April 21.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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