Eric Adams becomes first sitting NYC mayor indicted in historic federal probe - claims feds persecuting him over migrant crisis --The indictment marks the first time a New York City mayor has faced charges in 170 years - THE CITY | 25 Sept 2024 | Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to a federal probe, sources told The Post -- as the defiant mayor claimed he was being persecuted by the federal government for speaking about the city’s migrant crisis. The historic indictment -- the first for a sitting New York City mayor -- is expected to be unsealed Thursday by US Attorney Damian Williams, according to the sources. Adams will surrender to authorities early next week, sources said. "I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target -- and a target I became," Adams said in a statement to The Post.