Federal Judge Dismisses Corruption Case Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

ThecorruptioncaseagainstNewYorkCityDemocraticMayorEricAdamswasdismissed“withprejudice”byafederaljudgeonWednesday. AdamswasindictedonchargesthatincludedacceptingoverseastravelpaidforbywealthyTurkishnationals.Themayorpleadednotguiltytothecharges.Thedismissalofthecase“withprejudice”meanstheDepartmentofJusticecannotbringchargesagainstAdamsinthefuturebasedonthesameevidence,CNBCreported. InhisorderonWednesday,U.S.DistrictJudgeDaleHodeniedtheDOJ’srequesttodismissthecase“withoutprejudice,”whichwouldhaveallowedthefederalgovernmenttoresurrectthecorruptionchargesagainstAdamsinthefuture.Howrotethatadismissalwithoutprejudice“wouldcreatetheunavoidableperceptionthattheMayor’sfreedomdependsonhisabilitytocarryouttheimmigrationenforcementprioritiesoftheadministration,andthathemightbemorebeholdentothedemandsofthefederalgovernmentthantothewishesofhisownconstituents.” AfterPresidentDonaldTrumpwasswornintooffice,theDOJdrop