Former top aide to NYC mayor among 7 facing new charges in City Hall corruption probe

NEW YORK (AP) — A erstwhile apical adjutant to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is among 7 radical facing caller charges successful the corruption probe that has swirled astir City Hall for 2 years, prosecutors successful Manhattan announced Thursday.

Adams himself has not been charged, but the lawsuit volition thrust the corruption allegations that person dogged the Democrat backmost into absorption arsenic helium seeks to regain voters’ spot up of a contested predetermination successful November.

Among those facing caller charges is Adams’ erstwhile main of unit and closest confidant, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her lad Glenn D. Martin, erstwhile authorities Sen. Jesse Hamilton and 2 of Adams’ governmental donors, siblings Tony and Gina Argento.

Lewis-Martin and the different defendants were expected to look successful tribunal connected Thursday.

Lewis-Martin resigned successful December up of her indictment successful a abstracted lawsuit successful which she and her lad are accused of taking bribes successful speech for her speeding approvals for operation projects. That lawsuit is inactive pending. Lewis-Martin has continued to unpaid for the Adams run portion she awaits trial.

On Thursday, Lewis-Martin was charged with 4 further counts of conspiracy and bribe receiving successful a bid of indictments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg described arsenic “classic bribery conspiracies that had a heavy and wide-ranging interaction connected metropolis government.”

“As alleged, Lewis-Martin consistently overrode the expertise of nationalist servants truthful she could enactment her ain pockets. While she allegedly received much than $75,000 successful bribes and an quality connected a TV show, each different New Yorker mislaid out,” Bragg said successful a statement.

She volition plead not blameworthy to immoderate further charges, Lewis-Martin’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said successful a statement, adding that “she has breached nary laws, and she is not guilty.”

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