Ex-Adams Aide to Face Bribery Charges That Center on Porsche for Her Son

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, is expected to surrender on Thursday on bribery charges involving two businessmen who gave her son a $100,000 loan to buy a Porsche, several people with knowledge of the matter said.

Her son, Glenn Martin II, and the other two men were also expected to surrender on Thursday and face arraignment on the charges, which are being brought by the office of the Manhattan district attorney, the people said.

The charges accuse the men of providing the loan to Ms. Lewis-Martin’s son after she helped them resolve an issue with the city’s Department of Buildings in connection with a construction project in one of their hotels, the people said. It is unclear if Mr. Martin has made payments on the 2023 loan, which was memorialized in a promissory note, one of the people said.

The accusations grew out of a broad corruption investigation focused on Ms. Lewis-Martin, who announced her resignation on Sunday — hours before The New York Times reported that a grand jury was hearing evidence against her.

The investigation appears to be ongoing, and there has been no indication that the inquiry has focused on Mr. Adams, who is facing trial in April on unrelated federal bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and campaign finance charges.

Ms. Martin’s lawyer, Arthur L. Aidala, declined to comment on Wednesday. In a statement on Sunday, he said, “The only thing of which we are certain is that Ingrid Lewis-Martin has served this city admirably for decades in an ethical, moral and law abiding manner.”

A lawyer for Mr. Martin did not respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for one of the businessmen, Mayank Dwivedi, a hotelier with properties in New York City and the Hamptons, could not immediately be reached for comment. A lawyer for the other businessman declined to comment.

Spokeswomen for the office of the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, and the city’s Department of Investigation, which is conducting the inquiry with Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors and investigators, declined to comment.

This is a developing story and will be updated.