NYC mayor’s ex-adviser charged in bribery conspiracy [Video]

The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were charged Thursday in a bribery conspiracy.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment on Thursday of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn D. Martin II and real estate investors Raizada Vaid and Mayank Dwivedi in a conspiracy involving bribes of more than $100,000 while Lewis-Martin served as chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams. Lewis-Martin and her son also are charged with money laundering.Prosecutors said the developers repeatedly asked Lewis-Martin for help getting needed approvals for their projects, and she in turn pressed officials in the city buildings department to take action, and they did.“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 court document.Lewis-Martin, who resigned Sunday from her role as one of …