Adams, 64, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals, wire fraud, two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national and bribery.

Prosecutors allege Adams sought out and accepted illegal contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign and received other illegal contributions from the Turkish government as far back as 2014, when Adams served as Brooklyn borough president.

An unnamed senior official in the “Turkish diplomatic establishment” facilitated illegal donations to Adams’ campaign and gave him gifts, including free or discounted Turkish Airlines flights, among others, in exchange for Adams pressuring the city’s fire department to approve a new high-rise consulate building for Turkey, according to the indictment.

Adams also allegedly received donations from straw donors—someone who illegally uses another person’s fund to make a political contribution—and then defrauded the city by using those donations to receive about $10,000 in matching funds.

Adams, who spoke alongside religious leaders outside his residence at Gracie Mansion, said his “day-to-day will not change,” adding his lawyers would “take care of the case” while rejecting calls to resign: “I will continue to do the job that I was elected to do.”