Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the formidable consigliere of Mayor Eric Adams, will give up Thursday to face accusations she helped two businessmen who gave her DJ son a $100,000 mortgage to purchase a Porsche, The Put up has realized.
The accusations – first reported within the New York Instances – kind the spine of bribery costs anticipated to be leveled in opposition to Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn Martin II and at the very least one of many businessmen, hotelier Mayank Dwivedi, sources confirmed to The Put up.
Lewis-Martin has been ordered to give up to authorities Thursday afternoon, sources aware of the case stated.
“They’re going to lean on her like no tomorrow,” one supply stated, theorizing that the Manhattan District Lawyer’s Workplace would attempt to get Lewis-Martin to flip on Adams, probably in relation to the case in opposition to him introduced by federal prosecutors.
The anticipated indictment in opposition to Lewis-Martin led to her sudden resignation as Adams’ senior adviser over the weekend.
Sources informed The Put up that Manhattan prosecutors consider Lewis-Martin, in her Metropolis Corridor position, allegedly expedited a hold-up with a development venture run by the 2 businessmen.
The businessmen allegedly had given her son, a DJ, a six-figure mortgage to purchase a Porsche earlier than Ingrid-Martin is claimed to have returned the favor, the sources stated.
Lewis-Martin’s lawyer Arthur Aidala declined to remark.
Representatives with DA Alvin Bragg’s workplace and the town Division of Investigation, which carried out the probe, declined to remark.
Dwivedi’s lawyer Teny R. Geragos didn’t return a name for remark. Glenn Martin II couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.
— Extra reporting by Ben Kochman
