NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors say started when the Democratic former police captain served as an elected official in Brooklyn and continued through his mayoral administration. Prosecutors say Adams received campaign contributions from straw donors, some of which helped him qualify for more than $10 million in matching public campaign funds. Adams says he’s innocent and that he won’t resign.
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