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Eric Adams Denied Taxpayer Legal Support in Assault Case

3/18/2026

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Eric Adams, the former New York City Mayor, will lose taxpayer-funded legal representation in a sexual assault civil suit.
Corporation Counsel Steve Banks said Adams was not acting in his official capacity during the alleged 1993 incident.
The suit, filed by Lorna Beach-Mathura, alleges Adams assaulted her in 1993.
Adams denies the allegations, and the decision follows similar actions against former aides Tim Pearson and NYPD Chief Jeff Maddrey.

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Eric Adams, the former New York City Mayor, will lose taxpayer-funded legal representation in a sexual assault civil suit.
Corporation Counsel Steve Banks said Adams was not acting in his official capacity during the alleged 1993 incident.
The suit, filed by Lorna Beach-Mathura, alleges Adams assaulted her in 1993.
Adams denies the allegations, and the decision follows similar actions against former aides Tim Pearson and NYPD Chief Jeff Maddrey.