NY Criminal Defense Attorney David Schwartz Talking About Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Former Adviser to Mayor Adams, Indicted on Bribery Charges

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mayor Adam's former top advisor faced a
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judge on bribery and conspiracy charges
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dick Brennan was in the courtroom and
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has more now on the case centering
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around a Porche and her son ingred Lewis
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Martin led into court and handcuffs just
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last week she was Chief advisor to the
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mayor now a defendant facing corruption
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charges today's indictment alleges and
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portrays a clear
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picture you do this for me and I will do
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that for you the indictment spells out a
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p to play it charges that two
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businessmen May davidi and Rada Ved
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allegedly paid a $100,000 bribe to leis
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Martin and her son Glenn Martin which he
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used to buy a Porsche and other luxury
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goods the benefits Lewis Martin
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allegedly provided to her
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co-conspirators include her personal
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assistance and intervention with the
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Department of buildings in service of
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their construction projects but Arthur
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idala Lewis Martin's attorney says she's
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done nothing wrong and they like to say
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the highest ranking City official next
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to the mayor is going to take a bribe in
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the form of a check and put it into her
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checking account come on folks idola
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claims Lewis Martin only did what she's
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done thousands of times help
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constituents cut through government red
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tape it is now harder for prosecutors to
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prove a quid pro quot criminal defense
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attorney David Schwarz says the Supreme
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Court has raised the bar for prosecutors
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making corruption cases against public
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officials now the Supreme Court has
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ruled on quid proquo and bribery and
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there has to be a tight connection
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between an official act and receiving
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something in value now of course mayor
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Adams is charged in a federal case this
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is a Manhattan da case two different
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cases and Alvin brag said today that he
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wanted to make it clear that the two
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cases have nothing to do with each other
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York