NEW YORK — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, , used her influence for years to expedite construction projects on behalf of two real estate moguls who in exchange gave her son $100,000 for a Porsche and invested in his business ventures, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. The bombshell , brought by Manhattan District Attorney , charges Lewis-Martin; her son, Glenn Martin II; and the two businessmen, Mayank Dwivedi and Raizada “Pinky” Vaid, with conspiracy, bribery, bribe receiving and money laundering. The was allegedly deposited into a joint bank account kept by Lewis-Martin and her son, a professional DJ known as “ ” who then used most of the cash to buy a Porsche, prosecutors allege Some of the cash was also spent by the mother and son on “luxury items and other personal expenses,” court papers say.
Bragg, at a press conference, called the alleged crimes “corruption at the highest level of city government” that could be summed up in three words: “Quid pro quo.” “Lewis-Martin acted as an on-call consultant for Vaid and Dwivedi, serving at their pleasure to resolve whatever issues they had with DOB on their construction projects, and she did so without concern for security considerations and with utter and complete disregard for DOB expertise,” Bragg told reporters at his office. Later, Lewis-Martin was led into a 15th floor room in handcuffs, along with her son, Dwivedi and Vaid.
All four pleaded not guilty, and were released on the conditions they su.
