Former top aide to New York City’s mayor pleads not guilty in bribery case
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. They come as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case and a series of criminal investigations roils City Hall. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn D. Martin II, and real estate investors Raizada Vaid and Mayank Dwivedi pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Prosecutors say Lewis-Martin and her son raked in over $100,000 in cash and other help in exchange for her speeding approvals for construction projects. Lewis-Martin’s lawyer says she simply helped a constituent cut through the Big Apple’s thick red tape.
