Exclusive | Adams top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin expected to be indicted as probes swirl: sources

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a formidable City Hall official and top consigliere of Mayor Eric Adams, is expected to be indicted in Manhattan as soon as Monday, The Post has learned.Multiple sources close to Lewis-Martin said Sunday that she and her legal team were bracing for the criminal charges to emerge this week from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, leading to her sudden departure from the administration over the weekend.It was unclear what specific charge or charges the grand jury were expected to hand up, however, the Manhattan prosecutors and city investigators have been probing the top aide’s alleged role in leasing commercial properties to her close friends.The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Department of Investigation declined to comment.

Lewis-Martin and her attorney Arthur Aidala could not be immediately reached Sunday afternoon.The expected charges add to Adams’ legal problems as multiple criminal investigations hem in his inner circle as he faces unprecedented federal bribery and corruption charges.For years, Lewis-Martin has served as Adams’ closest ally and — as she once told the New York Times — the mayor’s “sister ordained by God.”The mayor and his top adviser have been on the outs for months now, with sources telling The Post the two have barely spoken.

Sources pinned their fallout on the termination of controversial top advisers who were close allies of Lewis-Martin and the subject of federal raids.Lewis-Martin had brought on those two aides, Timothy Pearson and Winnie Greco, two longtime friends of hers who wouldn’t have typically made it through the vetting process to get into city government, sources said.She then repeatedly went to the mat to protect the embattled aides despite mounting pressure from inside City Hall and those in the governor’s office who were pushing for the mayor to clean house, according to sources.As the Adams’ top adviser in City Hall, Lewis-Martin more than earned a reputation as ...