NEW YORK (AP) — A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New ...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice late Monday ordered the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office to drop federal ...

By Sarah N. Lynch, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Justice Department on Monday directed federal ...

The Justice Department on Monday night told federal prosecutors in Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case to drop the charges against him — an astonishing move that immediately sparked political backlash.

The Department of Justice is moving to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to ...

The acting U.S. deputy attorney general contended that the case against the mayor hampered his ability to devote "full attention and resources" to illegal immigration, a top priority for Trump.

Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the ...

The Justice Department is moving to drop federal bribery and corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, ...

In a memo, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed prosecutors to dismiss their five count indictment against Mayor Eric Adams.

Federal prosecutors in September 2024 charged Adams, a Democrat, with five counts related to accepting and concealing luxury perks from a Turkish official and businessmen.

The DOJ's No. 2 said, "There shall be no further targeting of Mayor Adams or additional investigative steps" until a review of the case is done.