#EricAdams is NYC’s first mayor to be charged with a crime, but he’s hardly the only politician to run afoul of rules that govern raising and spending funds in elections.

And if history shows anything it’s this: Campaign finance violations are often just the first chapter in a much wilder story.

https://theconversation.com/eric-adams-indictment-how-campaign-finance-violations-often-grow-into-dramatic-scandals-238971

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