More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges
The mayor, who is just months away from facing voters in his bid for a second term leading New York City, is not expected to be charged. But the defendants, according to the people with knowledge of the matter, are expected to include his closest political ally and former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and her son, both of whom are already facing corruption charges handed up late last year.
Also expected to face charges are the mayor's friend Jesse Hamilton, a former state senator whom Mr. Adams installed in a powerful city job, and two influential supporters, Gina and Tony Argento, siblings who run a prominent soundstage company and who, with their employees, have donated more than $20,000 to Mr. Adams's mayoral campaigns.
Details of the charges remain unclear. But the defendants are expected to surrender on Thursday morning to be arraigned on several indictments, the people said. The charges expected to be announced Thursday stem from the corruption investigation that led to the indictment last year against Ms. Lewis-Martin; her son, Glenn D. Martin II; and two businessmen.
Like the earlier indictment, the new charges are being brought by the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, and the city's Department of Investigation.
The charges are expected to arrive as the mayor is desperately trying to revive his political image. Polls have consistently shown him lagging in a distant fourth place.
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