Brooklyn real estate magnate pleads guilty to conspiring to funnel illegal donations to NYC mayor

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Erden Arkan, left, leaves federal court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in New York after pleading guilty to a charge alleging that he worked with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)