Grand Jury Said to Hear Evidence Against Chief Adviser to Mayor Adams
The New York Times
Prosecutors in the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, have been presenting evidence at least in part focused on the aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin.
Manhattan prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, have presented evidence to a grand jury and could seek an indictment as soon as this week, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Ms. Lewis-Martin, 63, abruptly resigned from city government on Sunday.
She has been under investigation at least since September, when investigators from the district attorney’s office seized her phones at Kennedy International Airport as she and a group of colleagues and friends were returning from a vacation to Japan. The inquiry has examined possible bribery and money laundering in the city’s leasing of commercial properties, several people said in September.
But the district attorney’s office has also been examining other possible crimes, some of the people said. They include allegations that involve Ms. Lewis-Martin’s son, Glenn Martin II, a professional D.J.; Mayank Dwivedi, a hotelier who owns and operates several properties in New York City and the Hamptons; and one of his business associates. Those allegations appear to be the focus of the possible charges this week, the people said. Their precise nature was unclear, but that aspect of the investigation has focused on possible bribery and official misconduct, the people said.
The investigation appears to be continuing, and there is no indication that it is focused on Mr. Adams.
Ms. Lewis-Martin’s lawyer, Arthur L. Aidala, said in a statement that he and his client have been aware of the investigation since her phones were seized. “The only thing of which we are certain is that Ingrid Lewis-Martin has served this city admirably for decades in an ethical, moral and law abiding manner,” the statement said.
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Prosecutors in the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, have been presenting evidence at least in part focused on the aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin.
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