Prosecutors Likely to Bring More Charges Against Mayor Adams

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they are likely to bring additional corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

At a hearing in Manahttan on Oct. 2, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten told U.S. District Judge Dale Ho that is is "quite likely" prosecutors will seek a superseding indictment and that it is "likely" additional defendants will be charged, according to the Associated Press. 

The news agency also said that it is "possible" that more charges will be brought against the mayor, who pleaded not guilty last week to the current charges of fraud, bribery and receiving illegal campaign donations. 

"There are several related investigations here," Scotten told Judge Ho, according to the AP.

Adams' lawyers have filed motions seeking to dismiss the bribery charges against him. They also have asked for an investigation into whether prosecutors improperly leaked information to the press, the news agency said. 

The U.S. Attorney's Office will have until Oct 18 to respond to the request from the mayor's lawyers. The defense then will have until Oct. 25 to file additional paperwork, with arguments scheduled for Nov. 1, the AP said.