New York City mayor Eric Adams’s former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted Thursday on charges of conspiracy, bribery, and money laundering.
Lewis-Martin is accused of giving special treatment to two real estate developers when their construction project faced government roadblocks. The developers rewarded Lewis-Martin for her assistance by gifting her and her son over $100,000 in checks and cash, which her son used to purchase a Porsche, according to the indictment filed by District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Lewis-Martin, who abruptly resigned on Sunday, is the latest New York official to face charges in the mayor’s administration, which has been engulfed in a series of corruption investigations. Adams himself was indicted in September on charges of bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Lewis-Martin’s son, Glenn Martin II, and the two developers were also charged. Lewis-Martin and her son surrendered to court Thursday morning.
"We will continue to root out corruption; New Yorkers deserve no less," Bragg said.
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