Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Her Son Are Charged in Corruption Case

Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday charged Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, in a bribery conspiracy in which they said two businessmen gave her and her son $100,000 in cash that her son used to buy a Porsche and other luxury goods in exchange for her intervention with city regulators.

A four-count indictment, which outlines what prosecutors called “a long-running bribery, money-laundering and conspiracy scheme,” also charges her son, Glenn D. Martin II, and the two businessmen. It accuses Ms. Lewis-Martin of using her official position to “illegally influence Department of Buildings and other city decisions” in exchange for the cash and other benefits for her and her son.

“From the moment Lewis-Martin became the second most senior person in City Hall, she abused her position and sold her influence to enrich herself and her family,” prosecutors said in a narrative of the accusations accompanying the indictment.

The indictment accuses Ms. Lewis-Martin and her son, Glenn D. Martin II, of accepting financial support from the two men for business ventures, including a clothing line and a Chick-fil-A franchise in exchange for her using her city position to assist with their projects. After the businessmen paid Mr. Martin $100,000 in August 2023, he deposited the money into a joint account he shared with Ms. Lewis-Martin, prosecutors said.

The charges were unsealed Thursday and announced at a news conference by the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, and the city Department of Investigation commissioner, Jocelyn Strauber.

Ms. Lewis-Martin, her son and the two businessmen, Mayank Dwivedi and Raizada Vaid, surrendered early Thursday and were to be arraigned later in the day.

This is a developing story and will be updated.