NEW YORK — Prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ closest confidante in a conspiracy, bribery and money laundering case Thursday.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg released an indictment alleging Ingrid Lewis-Martin — Adams’ long-serving, formidable chief adviser who abruptly resigned on Sunday — gave special treatment to a pair of real estate developers when their construction project ran into a bureaucratic hurdle. In exchange for her help, the duo provided Lewis-Martin and her son with more than $100,000 in checks and cash, which Lewis-Martin’s son used to buy a Porsche, the complaint alleged.
Lewis-Martin’s son, Glenn Martin II, and the two developers were also charged.
Bragg said that in exchange for the cash, Lewis-Martin engaged in bribery, money laundering and conspiracy through her role as the mayor’s $287,663-a-year chief adviser.
“We will continue to root out corruption; New Yorkers deserve no less,” Bragg said, announcing the charges alongside the city’s Department of Investigation.