Eric Adams's Former Chief Adviser Charged with Bribery, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-20 01:19:10 | Updated at 2024-12-28 10:44:48 1 week ago

Eric Adams's Former Chief Adviser Charged with Bribery, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy
Washington Free Beacon. ^ | December 19, 2024 | Blake Mauro

Posted on 12/19/2024 5:03:52 PM PST by george76

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.

TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: ericadams; newyork; newyorkcity

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1 posted on 12/19/2024 5:03:52 PM PST by george76

To: george76

Adams will be indicted soon. After that, he will begin his transition to being a Republican.

2 posted on 12/19/2024 5:07:09 PM PST by cdcdawg ("She runs a mean pick six," said Tim Walz, a fraud.)

To: george76

3 posted on 12/19/2024 5:10:12 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)

To: george76

over $100,000 in checks and cash, which her son used to purchase a Porsche,

How stupid do you have to be to take a bribe in checks? I suppose it makes some sense to pay by check, so you can document it as a business expense for tax purposes.

And how stupid do you have to be to use bribe money to buy a high end car and flash it around like you are n(ouveau) rich(e).

4 posted on 12/19/2024 5:14:32 PM PST by PAR35

To: george76

Front page of NY Times yet?

5 posted on 12/19/2024 5:16:38 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)

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