(19 Dec 2024)
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New York – 19 December 2024
1. Pan of Ingrid Lewis-Martin being escorted into court
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Arthur Aidala, Attorney:
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"Ingrid Lewis-Martin did what she’s done literally thousands of times since she was in the state Senate office, since she was in the (inaudible) president’s office and since she was in city hall, she helped a constituent. She helped a citizen navigate the thick red tape of city government. Eric Adams ran on the promise, ‘I’m going to help businesses go up. I am not going to help bring businesses down.’ And what she was doing here was just moving things along. And the district attorney today said, ‘she helped move something to the front of the line and treated people differently.’ Well, you know what? This case is being treated so differently than almost every other case in this courthouse."
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3. STILL of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and chief advisor to the mayor Ingrid Lewis-Martin during a press conference
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New York – 19 December 2024
4. Pan of Ingrid Lewis-Martin walking out of courthouse
STORYLINE:
The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were indicted on Thursday on bribery and conspiracy charges that came as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case.
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who until recently was one of the most powerful people in city government, was brought into a Manhattan courtroom in handcuffs. She, her son Glenn D. Martin II — a DJ who once performed at City Hall — and real estate investors Raizada Vaid and Mayank Dwivedi pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors said Lewis-Martin — who left her post only last weekend — and her son raked in over $100,000 and got other help in exchange for her speeding approvals for construction projects.
Lewis-Martin’s lawyer said outside court that she simply helped a constituent cut through the Big Apple’s thick red tape.
“What she was doing here was just moving things along," said the attorney, Arthur Aidala, calling the case “ridiculous.” He said the $100,000 was for a legitimate business deal involving Lewis-Martin’s son but didn’t provide details.
Court documents recount Vaid sending Lewis-Martin text messages plainly asking for her to “call your source to approve application” or to “please get this through,” and her relaying those requests to a top buildings official.
Beginning in December 2022, Lewis-Martin tried to cover her tracks by telling Vaid to make any “asks” through Signal, an encrypted messaging app, prosecutors wrote.
Lewis-Martin, 63, has been one of the mayor’s closest confidants, serving in senior roles as Adams ascended the ranks of government in New York over nearly two decades.
In addition to the charges outlined Thursday, prosecutors said in court that Lewis-Martin is the subject of several ongoing investigations.
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