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Federal prosecutors say they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors say they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by Mayor Eric Adams and found evidence of more accomplices in his alleged scheme to defraud the city’s campaign finance system, court documents show.

In a 31-page brief filed Monday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Celia Cohen said that “law enforcement has continued to identify additional individuals involved in Adams’ conduct and uncover additional criminal conduct by Adams.”

Last fall, prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging the mayor with five federal crimes related to public corruption, including gaming the city’s Campaign Finance Board matching funds program, soliciting election donations from citizens Turks and the acceptance of luxury trips in exchange for accelerating the opening of a new Turkish consulate.

Federal prosecutors charged that since Adams was Brooklyn borough president, he sought campaign donations from foreign nationals, which is a federal crime. To mask the source of the donations, prosecutors say Adams used straw donors and received millions of dollars in city money for his 2021 mayoral campaign.

Adams is also accused of accepting more than $120,000 in upgrades on Turkish Airlines on trips to France, China, Sri Lanka, Hungary, Turkey and other foreign locations. He accepted free hotel stays and free meals at restaurants, federal prosecutors said.

During a news conference Tuesday, the mayor said he was focused on his elected duties.

“I haven’t done anything wrong,” he said. “I just have to rule the city.”

His defense attorney, Alex Spiro, lost a bid in December to dismiss the bribery charge, arguing that the travel and entertainment gifts were “classic tips” not bribes, and that Adams had no authority at the time to order the city to open the consulate despite the fire inspection problems.

In court papers, Spiro has argued that the federal case against Adams hinges on a single witness, Rana Abbasovaan international affairs employee, who said he “has an ax to grind.”

Federal prosecutors in their brief Monday argued that their case relies more on records than a single witness and are reluctant to hand over more information to the mayor’s legal team for fear of witness tampering.

“The prosecution provides ample reason to believe that as Adams and his allies learned about potential witnesses, steps were taken to influence their testimony,” prosecutors said.

On Tuesday, Adams denied the claims.

“I don’t tell people to commit criminal acts,” he said, referring questions back to his lawyer. “I just have to stay focused.”

The possibility of more charges being brought against the mayor is no surprise.

Prosecutors said during an Oct. 2 interview. court appearance last year that the investigation against the mayor of New York City is ongoing and “it is possible and likely that additional defendants will be charged in connection with this scheme.”

The Adams administration has been beset by scandals, including the most recent indictment of his former senior adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin for allegedly helping hotel developers push through a stalled project in exchange for a Porsche for her son and helping establish a Chick-fil- A franchise, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

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