Mayor Eric Adams declined to say whether indicted former aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin is still volunteering on his reelection campaign and stopped taking reporters' questions at a news conference. Lewis-Martin was charged in four separate indictments by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office, accused of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for favorable treatment while holding a top city government post. Lewis-Martin resigned from her senior City Hall role late last year before a separate indictment and has volunteered on Adams' campaign since at least late June. Adams would not clarify whether she will continue her campaign role amid the new charges.
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday declined to say Monday whether his ex-chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is still volunteering on his long-shot reelection campaign just days after she was indicted on a slew of fresh bribery and conspiracy charges. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 25 news conference where he was endorsed by a few dozen small business owners, abruptly stopped taking questions from reporters after refusing to disclose if Lewis-Martin is still involved in his independent campaign as had previously been reported.
Lewis-Martin was charged last week in four separate indictments brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. She is accused of allegedly accepting lavish gifts from several individuals in exchange for using her top city government post to give them favorable treatment. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a former senior aide to Mayor Eric Adams, is escorted by detectives in handcuffs at New York County Criminal Court on Aug. 21, 2025.Photo by Dean Moses
Lewis-Martin who resigned from her senior City Hall role late last year, immediately before getting charged in a separate indictment has been volunteering on Adams' campaign since at least late June. Around that time, the Daily News reported on a virtual meeting where she instructed campaign volunteers on how to canvass and phone bank. Yet on Monday, Mayor Adams would not make clear whether Lewis-Martin will maintain her role amid the new charges.
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