Eric Adams at a weekly press briefing has continued to insist, “I did nothing wrong.” On April 2, the five count federal corruption charges were officially dismissed after Judge Dale Ho agreed to drop the charges as the Trump DOJ had requested.
Eric Adams at a weekly press briefing has continued to insist, “I did nothing wrong.” On April 2, the five count federal corruption charges were officially dismissed after Judge Dale Ho agreed to drop the charges as the Trump DOJ had requested. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

Judge Dale Ho dismissed the federal corruption case against Mayor Adams “with prejudice” meaning it cannot be resurrected later. But claims of a “quid pro quo” with the Trump Administration to drop the charges in exchange for cooperation on the immigrant crackdown is likely to haunt Adams’ reelection bid.

Five Count Criminal Indictment Against Mayor Adams Dismissed by Judge Ho
02 Apr 2025 | 02:46
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After six weeks of deliberation, a federal district court judge has formally dismissed the five count criminal indictment filed against Mayor Eric Adams last September.

Judge Dale Ho said he was dismissing the case “with prejudice” meaning federal prosecutors could not resurrect the case against the mayor...

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A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court.
A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court. ( Photo: Wikimedia commons)

Agency That Successfully Prosecuted Pandemic Fraud Is Casualty of Trump’s Cuts
31 Mar 2025 | 01:19

A little-known agency of the US Government was shuttered last week. It went largely unnoticed amidst...

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