Overview

• Seven defendants were named, including Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn D. Martin II, DCAS deputy commissioner Jesse Hamilton, donors Tony and Gina Argento, and developers Tian Ji Li and Yechiel Landau.
• Lewis-Martin is charged with four counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree and four counts of bribe receiving in the second degree across four state indictments.
• Prosecutors allege more than $75,000 in bribes and perks, including a TV show appearance, in exchange for steering migrant shelter contracts and fast-tracking permits for a Queens karaoke bar that produced $50,000 for her son.
• The indictments describe efforts to influence multiple city agencies, including DOB, FDNY, DOT, DCAS and HPD, and cite payments tied to reversing a planned McGuinness Boulevard redesign, catering for City Hall and Gracie Mansion events, and home renovations.
• Lewis-Martin is expected in Manhattan court and will plead not guilty, her lawyer says, in cases separate from her December 2024 indictment alleging a $100,000 scheme linked to a Porsche purchase for her son.