Hello everyone and welcome to police off the cuff real crime stories.

I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD.

Folks, this is a big story.

I can't say that it's something that we didn't quite expect.

But Mayor Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, has been indicted on at least five corruption

charges. And according to the New York Times, federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Thursday

unveiled a five-count indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York,

charging him with bribery, conspiracy, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign

donations. Count number one, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, solicit foreign contributions

and accept bribes.

This is related to the accusations that Adams illegally accepted travel and gifts

through the Turkish government solicited the illegal foreign contributions into his campaign

from Turkish businessmen and properly influenced the approval of the Turkish consulate in New York City.

One count of wire fraud related to accusations that Adams fraudulently accepted public matching funds

for his campaign by improperly certifying contributions that were made by a straw donors,

concealing the true sources of the donations.

Two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national.

Related to accusations that Adams solicited and received improper campaign contributions

through foreign citizens.

One count of bribery related to accusations that Adams solicited free and heavily discounted

foreign luxury travel in exchange for helping to obtain approval by fire department

officials of a new Turkish consulate.

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