Donor Expected to Admit to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams NYT | Top Stories Jan Ransom 24 December 2024 at 06:22 Federal prosecutors said they planned to charge a businessman who has close ties to New York’s Turkish community with conspiracy to commit fraud. © Brittainy Newman for The New York TimesMayor Eric Adams is accused of receiving illegal campaign contributions from a businessman, Erden Arkan, who is expected to plead guilty in the scheme, prosecutors said.