Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams who suddenly resigned over the weekend amid rumors of looming criminal charges, denied she had broken the law Monday. “I am here falsely accused of something;

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' longtime aide and chief advisor, Ingrid Lewis-Martin spoke out alongside her attorney after announcing her resignation. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay said they are prepared for an indictment to be unsealed this week.

Martin, a longtime aide and confidant of mayor Eric Adams, expects to be indicted this week over accepting improper gifts, her lawyer said Monday. Attorney Arthur Aidala organized a news conference with Lewis-Martin at his midtown office Monday morning,

Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office have been presenting evidence involving Lewis-Martin to a grand jury and are believed to be close to securing an indictment, three

Ingrid Lewis-Martin expects to be indicted this week on charges that she took improper gifts during her three years as chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, her attorney said Monday. But, mirroring the mayor’s own legal strategy, Lewis-Martin’s lawyer claimed — without supplying evidence — that the forthcoming charges were politically motivated.

Lewis-Martin labeled the resignation as retirement to focus more on family but sources push the narrative of a rift between her and Adams.

Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin said Monday that she expects to be indicted in the coming days. “I am being falsely accused,” Lewis-Martin said at a cramped press conference at her lawyer Arthur Aidala’s Midtown office. “I’ve worked in government for over 35 years. … I have never taken any gifts, money, anything.”

NEW YORK -- Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who has been New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top advisor for years, announced her retirement on Sunday, effective immediately. The announcement came as Manhattan prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against her have reportedly presented evidence to a grand jury.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her attorney confirmed they expect an indictment, and attempted to head off allegations before charges are unsealed.