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- The Hill
Former top Adams aide charged in bribery schemes
A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on bribery charges. Former chief adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin has been charged in four separate indictments and is accused of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes, including $50,000 in cash directed to her son's account, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Lewis-Martin is accused of fast-tracking building permits and other projects in exchange for cash and other favors. She faces charges for alleged actions between March 2022 and November 2024 involving several city agencies covering transportation, housing and development. 'As alleged, Lewis-Martin consistently overrode the expertise of public servants so she could line her own pockets. While she allegedly received more than $75,000 in bribes and an appearance on a TV show, every other New Yorker lost out,' District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) said in a statement. 'Hardworking City employees were undermined, businesses and developers who followed the law were pushed aside, and the public was victimized by corruption at the highest levels of government,' he added. Prosecutors allege associates promised to host parties for Lewis-Martin and undertook home renovations, helped her land a speaking role on a TV show and provided thousands of dollars in catering for an event at the mayor's residence. Adams is not the focus of any charges in the indictment. The Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop their case against the New York mayor earlier this year. Lewis-Martin resigned from her post as chief adviser to Adams in December ahead of her indictment on separate corruption charges. In total, Lewis-Martin has been charged this week with four counts of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree and four counts of Bribe Receiving in the Second Degree. Her son Glenn Martin II is charged with two counts of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree and two counts of Bribe Receiving in the Second Degree. Former state Sen. Jesse Hamilton (D) and siblings Tony and Gina Argento, who donated to Adams's campaign, are also named in the indictment. Lewis-Martin's lawyer said in a statement Thursday reported by The New York Times that his client faced 'charges classified at the lowest level of felony in our justice system.' The lawyer argued that the former city offiical was 'fulfilling her duty' as a public servant and declared the indictment 'a troubling example of politically motivated 'lawfare.' '
CNN
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- CNN
Trump to sign executive order to punish those who burn American flags
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would direct the Justice Department to try and bring charges against people who burn the American flag, a White House official told CNN. The order is not expected to outright criminalize the act of burning the American flag, the official said, but rather directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where the flag has been set on fire and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws. A 1989 Supreme Court ruling determined that burning the American flag in political protest is protected under the First Amendment. NewsNation first reported Trump's plans for the executive order. This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN
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- CNN
Trump to sign executive order to punish those who burn American flags
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would direct the Justice Department to try and bring charges against people who burn the American flag, a White House official told CNN. The order is not expected to outright criminalize the act of burning the American flag, the official said, but rather directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where the flag has been set on fire and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws. A 1989 Supreme Court ruling determined that burning the American flag in political protest is protected under the First Amendment. NewsNation first reported Trump's plans for the executive order. This is a developing story and will be updated.
