NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn real estate magnate pleaded guilty Friday to working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Erden Arkan, 76, entered the plea to a conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court, telling a judge that he knowingly violated the law by reimbursing employees of his construction firm for their donations to the Democrat’s campaign. “When I wrote the checks…

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A Brooklyn real estate magnate has pleaded guilty to a charge alleging that he worked with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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A Brooklyn real estate magnate has pleaded guilty to a charge alleging that he worked with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor

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A Brooklyn real estate magnate pleaded guilty Friday to working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Brooklyn real estate magnate pleads guilty to funneling illegal donations to NYC mayor

Erden Arkan, a Big Apple real estate mogul who runs the Brooklyn-based KSK Construction Group, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court in Manhattan Friday afternoon.

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Turkish businessman admits to illegally steering funds to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign

Erden Arkan, a Turkish real estate developer and one of the defendants in New York Mayor Adams' corruption case, was the first to plead guilty on January 10, admitting that he used people to make illegal donations to Adams' campaign.

紐約市長亞當斯涉嫌貪腐案的被告之一、土耳其裔地產商阿爾坎（Erden Arkan），1月10日首先認罪，坦承利用人頭向亞當斯競選陣營進行非法捐款。

亞當斯案首名被告認罪 土耳其裔地產商坦承非法捐款 | 紐約市

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The first defendant in the Adams case pleads guilty, and the Turkish real estate developer admits to illegal donations

Brooklyn real estate magnate Erden Arkan pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to funneling thousands of dollars to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign in coordination with a Turkish government official, setting him up to testify against the mayor.

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Turkish businessman pleads guilty in NYC Mayor Adams’ corruption case, could testify against mayor

A Brooklyn real estate magnate pleaded guilty Friday to working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.Erden Arkan, 76, entered the plea to a conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court, telling a judge that he knowingly violated the law by reimbursing employees of his construction firm for their donations to the Democrat’s campaign.“When I wrote the checks, I knew the Eric …

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Erdan Arkan pleaded guilty Friday to making 10 straw donations to the Eric Adams 2021 mayoral campaign at the direction of the Turkish government.

Brooklyn real estate magnate pleads guilty to conspiring to funnel illegal donations to NYC mayor

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