New York City —
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor was accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes, the latest in a long string of corruption scandals involving the mayor’s inner circle as he seeks reelection in November.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the city’s Department of Investigation announced charges Thursday , accusing Ingrid Lewis-Martin of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes and other benefits in a series of corruption schemes spread across several city agencies.
The wide-ranging indictments also involve Lewis-Martin’s son, two siblings who own a prominent soundstage studio company in the city and a former New York State Senator who works as a deputy commissioner at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and is a clos