The soon-to-be New York City schools chancellor has remained steadfast in her support of Mayor Eric Adams after he was slapped with a five-count indictment on Thursday. Melissa Aviles-Ramos is expected to take the helm of the largest school system in the country from David Banks at the end of the calendar year.

A corruption indictment against Eric Adams, New York City’s Democratic mayor, creates bad optics for his party right before the November elections.

Eric Adams traveled to Turkey so frequently he forgot how many times he had been. He even appeared in a Turkish romantic comedy.

Prosecutors said among those involved were an Adams staffer, the owner of a Turkish university, and a promoter who sought to leverage Adams' "considerable fame" in Turkey to benefit clients. * Adams defrauded New York City and stole more than $10 million of public funds by applying for matching funds for his 2021 campaign based on the illegal contributions,

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A federal indictment unsealed Thursday states that Adams has been charged with bribery, wire fraud and seeking illegal campaign donations.