by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 10 – The five-count indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court. Inner City Press was the first one in and live tweeted it. City of Maybe book
The unsealing thread
On September 17 at noon he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Thread.
On February 10, 2025 DOJ's Emil Bove - a former SDNY prosecutor - wrote to acting US Attorney Danielle Sassoon ordering her to move to dismiss the indictment: "You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY) as soon as is practicable."As of March 10 it is ongoing.
On December 23 the prosecutors wrote in that Erden Arkan, "Businessman-5" in the Adams indictment, intends to plead guilty.
On January 10 Arkan pled guilty, Inner City Press was there and later asked his lawyer if Arkan will testify. There was no answer, but sentencing was put off to August 15, after Adams' trial, with zero to six month guideline.
On February 7 the US Attorney's Office wrote in to consolidate Mohamed Bahi's case, saying he intends to plead guilty, letter on Patreon here
On March 10 they wrote in that they are having discussions to "reach of resolution of this matter." How could they let him plead, if Adams is being let off?
More/extra (Jan 10) on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
This case is USA v. Arkan, 25-cr-13 (Ho)
The Adams case is USA v. Adams, 1:24-cr-556 (Ho)
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