by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 1 – 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 November 1 Judge Ho heard argument, including the AUSA citing Judge Rochan's denial of a Snyder motion to dismiss in US v Starks, one of the NYCHA bribery cases Inner City Press has covered - and reserved decision - on Count V, and set the trial day for April 21, 2025 - 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
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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