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wo real estate investors allegedly paid over $100,000 in bribes to the mayor's top adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, in exchange for her help with construction approvals from the Department of Buildings. Lewis-Martin was charged with intervening on behalf of the investors, Mayank Dwivedi and Raizada Vaid. The indictment details how the investors funneled money to Lewis-Martin and her son, Glenn Martin II, to support various business ventures. Lewis-Martin allegedly expedited the investors' projects at the DOB in exchange for the bribes. The investigation is ongoing, but the mayor is not a target at this time. Phone records of Lewis-Martin, Jesse Hamilton, and Diana Boutross were seized, but no charges have been announced against them.
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City Official's Aide, Investor Charged in $100K Bribery Scandal Involving Local Politician
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