"A former top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams took more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for pushing through permits for a Queens karaoke bar, squashing a Brooklyn bike lane project in exchange for a promised spot on the TV show "Blue Bloods" and fast-tracking development projects with a former Brooklyn state senator, a newly unsealed indictment in Manhattan State Supreme Court shows."
""We allege that Ingrid Lewis-Martin engaged in classic bribery conspiracies that had a deep and wide-ranging impact on City government," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. "As alleged, Lewis-Martin consistently overrode the expertise of public servants so she could line her own pockets. ... Hardworking city employees were undermined, businesses and developers who followed the law were pushed aside, and the public was victimized by corruption at the highest levels of government.""
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a former top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is accused of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes to push permits for a Queens karaoke bar, block a Brooklyn bike lane project in exchange for a promised appearance on the TV show "Blue Bloods," and fast-track development projects with a former Brooklyn state senator. Lewis-Martin and six co-defendants faced charges, with two related businesses also accused of participating in the scheme. She was led into court in handcuffs and pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of conspiracy and receiving bribes. The Manhattan District Attorney described the actions as classic bribery conspiracies that undermined public servants and victimized the public.
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