The investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams' political fundraising during his 2021 campaign and alleged ties to the Turkish government could lead to prison time, according to legal analyst Ryan Goodman on Sunday.Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign is the subject of an FBI probe looking into whether it allegedly conspired with Turkey to accept illegal foreign money contributions.
According to the Times, after winning the Democratic mayoral primary in July 2021, Adams contacted then-FDNY Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and allegedly urged him to allow the Turkish government to occupy the high-rise consulate building at least on a temporary basis, despite it being closed due to fire officials citing safety issues as they declined to sign off on its occupancy.