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The indictment alleged that Adams and others working at his behest attempted to cover up his wrongdoing by insisting that they had actually paid for free services, creating a false paper trail and even deleting text conversations. Adams allegedly “deleted messages with others involved in his misconduct, including, in one case, assuring a co-conspirator in writing that he “always” deleted his messages.

In September 2021, the senior Turkish official who allegedly gave Adams free trips attempted to take advantage of all the favors given to Adams. The official asked the mayor to pressure the New York City fire department to open a new Turkish consular building, a 36-story skyscraper, without a fire inspection. Adams reportedly agreed.

“As a result of ADAMS’ pressure on the FDNY, the FDNY official responsible for the FDNY’s fire safety assessment of the skyscraper was informed that he would lose his job if he did not acquiesce,” the indictment states. “And after the intervention of ADAMS, the skyscraper was opened as requested by the Turkish official.”