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"After an initial indictment shortly before Christmas 2024, a second set of charges dropped eight months later alleging that Lewis-Martin took various bribes from the family that owns Broadway Stages in Greenpoint. Prosecutors allege that Lewis-Martin received $2,500, almost $11,000 in catering services, and, astonishingly, a cameo on "Godfather of Harlem," which films at the sound stage. The 13 seconds of screen time with Forest Whitaker earned Martin $806 in scale - and a second trip in cuffs to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse."
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