It is unclear whether Arkan’s plea will require him to cooperate in the feds’ ongoing corruption investigation into the mayor ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Erden Arkan, left, leaves federal court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in ...

Erden Arkan, the Turkish-born owner of KSK Construction Group in Williamsburg, copped to one count of conspiracy to commit ...

Brooklyn businessman Erdan Arkan walked out of federal court after pleading guilty to funneling illegal donations to Eric ...

Erden Arkan, who was identified in Mayor Adams’ corruption indictment as playing a central role in funneling thousands of dollars in illegal straw donations to Adams’ 2021 campaign on behalf ...

Erden Arkan, aka "Businessman-5," pled guilty to making 10 straw donations to the Eric Adams 2021 mayoral campaign. Arkan wrote checks to 10 employees, each of them for $1,250, who then donated to ...

A Brooklyn businessman identified only as “Businessman-5” in an indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with the illegal collection ...

Erden Arkan, 76, entered the plea to a conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court, telling a judge that he knowingly violated the law by reimbursing employees of his construction firm for their ...