The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), and her son with allegedly taking $100,000 in bribes from businessmen in exchange for taking official city action to help them.
Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her son, 38-year-old Glenn Martin II, allegedly received the money in written checks that were then cashed and used to buy a Porsche.
The men who offered the bribes were also charged in the four-count indictment for the scheme that prosecutors said lasted from January 2022 through June 2024.
“It was the purpose of this conspiracy for Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the Chief Advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, to use her authority and influence in that position for the benefit of Raizada Vaid aka Pinky, Mayank Dwivedi, and/or entities owned and/or controlled by them and/or others, known and unknown, in exchange for…