Eric Adams
Wants Names of all Co
Conspirators But US Citing
Tampering Says Probe Continues
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 6 – 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.
At 5:58 am on
October 1, Adams' lawyers
filed a motion for sanctions
alleging grand jury leaks -
memo of law on Patreon here.
On October 31,
Judge Ho denied Adams' and
Spiro's bid for an evidentiary
hearing on leaks. Order on
Patreon here.
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 November 11
Adams' lawyer at Quinn Emanuel
wrote in asking to move up the
trial from April 21 to April 1
- April Fools Day. Letter on
Patreon here
On December 23
the prosecutors wrote in that
Erden Arkan, "Businessman-5"
in the Adams indictment,
intends to plead guilty.
On December 24,
Spiro wrote in about "a
witness who recently testified
before the grand jury,"
alleging improper leaking by
the prosecutors. Memo of Law
on Patreon here.
On January 6 the
US Attorney's Office filed an
opposition citing witness
tampering and stating that
they continue "to uncover
additional criminal conduct by
Adams."
More/extra on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack
here
The case is USA
v. Adams, 1:24-cr-556 (Ho)
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