They went after him because he wasn't playing along. Don't get me wrong, he did take what looked like a bribe on a hospital deal. Then they twisted a phone conversation where he was using leverage and they called it a bribe. It's the same old play book. They went after Adams when he talked about too many illegals in his town. There is always enough dirt to dig up on any Democrat. If you don't play along with everything they tell you to, they will dig up something and throw the book at you. His jail sentence was very extreme, sending a message.