by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 13 – 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 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 August 1, after the case against Adams was dismissed with prejudice, Arkan wrote in asking for one year probation, citing "The Unprecedented Posture of this Case" - 25 page memo on Patreon here
But Arkan's counsel refiled to seal all 53 exhibits, presumably sentencing letter of the kind that Inner City Press recently won a Second Circuit order about improper withholding, Lee v. Greenwood.
On August 8 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for one year probation, a fine of at least $9500 and restitution of $18,000 on August 15 -
Inner City Press has filed to unseal Arkan's 53 letters, saying the the Second Circuit's decision in Lee v. Greenwood is directly on point and must be applied in this case, before sentencing. Filing here
On August 11 Mohamed Bahi pled guilty - with a plea deal for zero to six months, payment of $32,000, sentencing on November 18, thread
The case is now USA v. Bahi, 1:25-cr-358 (Torres)
More/extra 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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