Overview

• Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office unsealed four state cases on Aug. 21–22 accusing Lewis‑Martin of taking more than $75,000 in bribes while serving as Mayor Eric Adams’ top adviser.
• Prosecutors say she helped steer approvals for migrant shelters, real estate projects and the McGuinness Boulevard street redesign in exchange for cash, $5,000 in home renovations, free catering for Gracie Mansion events and a cameo on Godfather of Harlem.
• Co‑defendants include Department of Citywide Administrative Services Deputy Commissioner Jesse Hamilton and developer Yechiel Landau, with alleged benefactors named by prosecutors including Queens businessman Tian Ji Li and producers Gina and Tony Argento.
• All six defendants pleaded not guilty and were released without bail, and Hamilton resigned from his city post later the same day.
• The expanded state filings increase political pressure on Adams’ reelection effort even as he was not charged in these cases and publicly defended Lewis‑Martin and Hamilton.