Mayor Eric Adams was treated to travel perks worth over $123,000 for six trips spread over five years but failed to report those benefits on annual financial disclosures, according to an indictment.
Hizzoner allegedly first started receiving these benefits when he and his “domestic partner,” Tracey Collins, took a trip to India on a Turkish Airline on October 2016.
Adams traveled to India, France, China twice, Hungary, Ghana — all while traveling to and through Turkey.
|
Year |
Destination |
Benefits |
Value |
Disclosed? |
|
2016 |
India (via Turkey) |
Free upgrade to business class for two on round-trip flight from New York to India |
$12,000 |
No |
|
2017 |
France, Turkey, and China |
Free business class tickets for three on round trip from New York to France, Turkey, and China; heavily discounted stay in Bentley Suite of St. Regis Istanbul |
$41,000+ |
No |
|
2017 |
China (via Turkey) |
Free business class tickets for two on round trip from New York to China |
$16,000+ |
No |
|
2018 |
Hungary (via Turkey) |
Free upgrade to business class for two on round trip from New York to Hungary |
$12,000+ |
No |
|
2019 |
Turkey |
Free upgrade to business class for one on flight from New York to Turkey; free stay at Cosmopolitan Suite of St. Regis Istanbul; free meals, transportation, and entertainment in Istanbul |
$9,000+ |
No |
|
2021 |
Turkey (solicited and accepted but then canceled) |
Free upgrade to business class for two on round trip from New York to Turkey; free or steeply discounted luxury hotel and resort stays, transportation, entertainment, and meals |
$21,000+ |
No |
|
2021 |
Ghana (via Turkey) |
Free upgrade to business class for two on round trip from New York to Ghana; free meal and transportation during Istanbul layover |
$12,000+ |
No |
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