Judge Dale E. Ho refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating charges against the mayor. But he acknowledged the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time.

In a 78-page decision, United States District Judge Dale Ho said he’s dismissing the mayor’s case with no chance of bringing it back.

Although he granted the federal government’s request to drop the case, the judge harshly criticized its reasoning in seeking the dismissal.

U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho dismissed the corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice.

Criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday after the Trump administration ordered the Department of Justice to drop the case.

The judge denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after the mayoral election.

Black America Web New York Mayor Eric Adams may have just reaped the benefits of his anticipatory obedience to the Trump administration. In a 78-page decision, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho has dismissed a federal corruption indictment against the mayor who once likened himself to Jesus because of all the trouble he was in.

The judge denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after the mayoral election.