NEW YORK — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, New York Mayor Eric Adams’ recently resigned chief adviser, her adult son and two real estate investors were indicted on bribery and money laundering charges by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office Thursday.

Lewis-Martin and her son, Glenn Martin II, are accused of using her government influence to push construction projects through the Department of Buildings’ complicated processes in exchange for $100,000 as well as business investment commitments from the real estate investors, Mayank Dwivedi and Raizada Vaid.

In a press conference before their arraignments, Bragg called their alleged crimes “corruption at the highest level of city government” that could be summed up in three words: “Quid pro quo.”

“Lewis-Martin acted as an on-call consultant for Vaid and Dwivedi, serving at their pleasure to resolve whatever issues they had with DOB on their construction projects, and she did so without concern for security considerations and with utter and complete disregard for DOB expertise and the public servants who work there,” Bragg told reporters at his office.

He added: “It was not what is in the best interest of the City of New York and those who live here and those who commute here, those who visit here. Plain and simple: It was for the best interest of the defendants.”

Lewis-Martin, who was led into the courtroom Thursday afternoon in handcuffs, pleaded not guilty, as did the other three defendants. They were all placed on supervised release, required to surrender their passports.

The indictment says that Lewis-Martin and her son, a DJ who goes by “Suave Luciano,” accepted financial support from Vaid, known as “Pinky,” and Dwivedi for the son’s business ventures, including a clothing line and a Chick-fil-A franchise, in exchange for Lewis-Martin’s help.

Both businessmen had construction permits pending with the city’s Department of Buildings. Starting in November 2022, the two real estate investors asked Lewis-Martin to help with a rejected construction application for a hotel on Rivington Street on the Lower East Side and a stalled application for a rooftop bar called the Glass Ceiling in Midtown.

According to the indictment, on Nov. 16, 2022, Dwivedi texted Vaid: “Ingrid Madam is needed.”

Lewis-Martin then allegedly asked Kazimir Vilenchik, then acting commissioner of DOB, to approve the two applications. A couple weeks later, she told Vaid to use Signal, an encrypted messaging app, according to the indictment.

“Pinky (Vaid) has you completely covered,” Lewis-Martin wrote to her son after the meeting. “You(r) fashion line is 100%. Call him later.”

In January 2023, the two again asked Lewis-Martin for help, and again, she reached out to Vilenchik, according to the indictment. Later on, Lewis-Martin allegedly used her son as an intermediary for her dealings with the two businessmen.

In August 2023, Martin II received two payments of $50,000 — a cashier’s check from Dwivedi’s company and a personal check from Vaid. The son deposited the $100,000 into joint bank accounts held with his mother and then transferring $50,000 to his DJ business, according to the indictment. He then used that money to ultimately buy a Porsche.

The alleged quid pro quo relationship continued as late as June 2024, as the son sought their backing for a Chick-fil-A franchise, according to court papers.

All four have been charged with conspiracy, with each of the real estate investors hit with bribery charges, and Lewis-Martin and her son are charged with bribe receiving and money laundering, according to the indictment, which was unsealed just before 1 p.m. on Thursday.

Lewis-Martin and her son, Glenn Martin II, arrived at Bragg’s office in downtown Manhattan around 7:30 a.m. to turn themselves in.

Lewis-Martin smiled and exchanged some quick words with officers assigned to the DA’s office while her son stayed quiet before they both walked inside. They are expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.

Lewis-Martin is a longtime friend of Adams and one of his closest confidantes, having worked for him going back to his days as a state senator representing Brooklyn.

She abruptly resigned from her powerful post as City Hall’s chief adviser Sunday — just hours before news broke that she would soon be facing charges. Her son is also close with Adams and refers to the mayor as his “uncle.”

Lewis-Martin’s departure was the latest in a string of high-profile resignations from City Hall as Adams remains under federal indictment on charges alleging he solicited bribes and illegal campaign cash, mostly from Turkish government operatives, in exchange for political favors.

Previously, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Schools Chancellor David Banks, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, senior public safety adviser Tim Pearson and Asian affairs director Winnie Greco all resigned after being ensnared in several separate federal corruption probes.

Adams has pleaded not guilty, while Lewis-Martin told reporters Monday — before the specifics of the charges against her were known — that she would be “falsely accused of something.” Besides the mayor, she’s the most high-profile Adams administration official to face criminal charges.

“The DA has an incomplete and inaccurate view of the facts. We look forward to setting the record straight and proving Mr. Dwivedi’s complete innocence,” Teny Geragos, a lawyer for Mayank Dwivedi, one of the businessmen expected to be charged, said, prior to the indictment being unsealed.

Investigators with the DA’s office seized Lewis-Martin’s phone and searched her Brooklyn home right after she returned to JFK Airport from a trip to Japan in September. Federal agents also served her with a subpoena at the airport requiring her to provide grand jury testimony and documents in the probe that resulted in the mayor’s indictment.

Also in September, DA investigators seized devices from several individuals who accompanied Lewis-Martin on her Japan trip, including Jesse Hamilton, a former state senator who now manages the Adams administration’s vast real estate portfolio, and Diana Boutross, a top broker at the Cushman & Wakefield real estate firm.

The Boutross and Hamilton seizures are believed to be part of an investigation looking into possible corruption in the city government’s commercial real leasing sector. No one has been publicly accused of wrongdoing in connection with that inquiry to date.

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