Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Adams’ chief adviser and longtime political confidante, had her Brooklyn home searched by state authorities Friday and was intercepted by both state and federal investigators as she arrived at JFK Airport from an overseas trip, the Daily News has learned.
State investigators from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office seized cellphones from Lewis-Martin at JFK on Friday morning as she returned to the city from a trip to Japan. In a separate action, federal investigators from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office served Lewis-Martin with a subpoena when she arrived at JFK.
The subpoena is asking her to furnish testimony and documents, sources said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what investigations prompted the law enforcement actions.
“Ms. Lewis is not the target of any case of which we are aware,” Arthur Aidala, her attorney, said.
Aidala also noted Lewis-Martin had not gotten home by the time Bragg’s investigators showed up. “She was not there but family members were there and searched her house,” he said.
Spokespeople for the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office and the Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.
The raid on Lewis-Martin’s home comes on the heels of Adams being indicted by federal prosecutors on corruption charges alleging he solicited bribes and accepted illegal campaign contributions from Turkey’s government in exchange for favors. He pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on Friday.
It also comes as multiple high-ranking Adams administration officials had their homes searched and devices seized in recent weeks, including former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who resigned in the wake of being hit
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