A brand new grand jury is reviewing the case of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who’s already dealing with affect peddling fees, as a part of an ongoing investigation into the previous chief advisor to the mayor and her associates, attorneys with the Manhattan District Lawyer’s workplace mentioned Thursday.
Prosecutors are pursuing the presumably of extra fees, with ongoing probes that stretch past the bribery fees Lewis-Martin, the previous chief advisor to the mayor, her son and different associates had been hit had been in December.
Assistant District Lawyer Kenneth Moore mentioned he doesn’t anticipate the grand jury will probably be “finished with anything” in potential associated issues involving Lewis-Martin and her co-defendants no less than within the subsequent two months.
Lewis-Martin, a longtime confidant to the mayor, was indicted late final yr on fees she used her affect to hurry up development tasks on behalf of the 2 businessmen, who in trade for her efforts gave her skilled DJ son, Glen Martin II, $100,000 for a Porsche and promised to spend money on his enterprise ventures, in keeping with the indictment.
She was charged with conspiracy, bribery, bribe receiving and cash laundering. Lewis-Martin was charged alongside together with her grownup son, who’s often known as “Suave Luciano,” Dwivedi, a hotelier, and Vaid, a enterprise associate of Dwivedi. All pleaded not responsible.
Mayor Eric Adams seated subsequent to his then Chief Advisor, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, throughout a press convention in June 2024. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Every day Information)
Lewis-Martin beforehand had her cellphone seized by brokers with the DA’s workplace instantly after she landed at JFK Airport from a visit to Japan.
The courtroom has continued to serve grand jury subpoenas, together with to firms of two actual property honcho co-defendants, Pinky Vaid and Mayank Dwivedi, and to American Categorical, Moore mentioned a Thursday standing convention earlier than Manhattan Supreme Courtroom Justice Daniel Conviser.
The legal professional additionally outlined the troves of proof associated to ongoing investigations, together with paperwork associated to Ulrich’s case for “attorney’s eyes only” in order to forestall the defendants within the case from sharing the supplies or data with others who may additionally be underneath investigation.
Lewis-Martin was additionally referenced to in paperwork linked to ex-Buildings Division head Eric Ulrich’s corruption case. She met with Ulrich and his co-defendants, in keeping with his indictment. She was not accused of any wrongdoing on this case.
