Justice Department directs prosecutors to drop federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
The Department of Justice is moving to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a memo obtained by CNN.
Could local prosecutors revive the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams?
Mayor Eric Adams may have dodged a legal bullet when the Trump Justice Department announced plans to pause his criminal prosecution. But the decision in Washington, D.C., does not block local NYC district attorneys from seeking their own corruption charges,
As DOJ drops corruption charges against NYC's mayor, critics see improper influence
NYC Mayor Eric Adams praised the DOJ for shelving criminal charges against him. Critics say the move comes after Adams agreed to partner with Trump on immigration
Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors to Drop Federal Corruption Case Against Eric Adams
The request to dismiss the charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York raised questions about the independence of federal prosecutors under President Trump.
Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
The Justice Department said the case was interfering with the mayor's ability to aid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
What to Know About the Trump Administration Moving to Drop Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was thrown a lifeline when the Trump administration moved to drop federal corruption charges against the embattled leader of America’s largest city. It marked an extraordinary deviation from longstanding norms of federal prosecutions,
Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.
Trump’s Justice Department moves to drop charges against Eric Adams
The DOJ has directed Manhattan prosecutors to nix the five-count bribery case after months of overtures by the mayor.
Trump Curtails Anti-Corruption Efforts, Suggesting Charging Bribery Is Unfair
The Trump administration is telling prosecutors and agents to care less on efforts to investigate foreign corruption, ...
Ex-Cincinnati Councilman's Corruption Convictions Upheld
A split Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld corruption convictions against a former Cincinnati councilman whom a jury found guilty of taking bribes in exchange for a vote.
'Viper's nest': USAID accused of corruption, mismanagement long before Trump admin took aim
The U.S. Agency for International Development is facing a reckoning under the second Trump administration following years of ...
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Evidence in corruption case just ‘lobbying and politics,’ attorney for Madigan confidant argues
his attorney told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments in Madigan and McClain’s landmark public corruption trial. “What the evidence of this trial did show is lobbying and politics. Lobbying ...
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Former USAID official warns of corruption in agency, says Democrats benefited
The Trump administration identified programs ranging from contraceptives for Afghanistan to LGBTQ diversity programs for European countries as clear evidence that foreign aid needed to be paused and ...
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Tirana Mayor Arrested in €1M Corruption, Fraud Scandal
Once seen as Albania’s rising political star, Tirana’s mayor now faces corruption charges tied to secret bank accounts, cash ...
Jury deliberations continue at ex-speaker’s corruption trial
The jury has completed a third full day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...