The Manhattan district attorney’s office is presenting evidence about Lewis-Martin to a grand jury and is expected to be nearing asking the panel to vote on an indictment.

The charges that will likely be brought Ingrid Lewis-Martin were not immediately clear, though defense attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters during a news conference that he believed the case was related to allegedly improper gifts.

Martin, a longtime aide and confidant of mayor Eric Adams, expects to be indicted this week over accepting improper gifts, her lawyer said Monday. Attorney Arthur Aidala organized a news conference with Lewis-Martin at his midtown office Monday morning,

Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin said Monday that she expects to be indicted in the coming days. “I am being falsely accused,” Lewis-Martin said at a cramped press conference at her lawyer Arthur Aidala’s Midtown office. “I’ve worked in government for over 35 years. … I have never taken any gifts, money, anything.”

Ingrid Lewis-Martin expects to be indicted this week on charges that she took improper gifts during her three years as chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, her attorney said Monday. But, mirroring the mayor’s own legal strategy, Lewis-Martin’s lawyer claimed — without supplying evidence — that the forthcoming charges were politically motivated.

Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin expects to be indicted on corruption charges this week — but she preemptively denied breaking any laws Monday, while her lawyer argued she’s being targeted for being close to the mayor.

Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office have been presenting evidence involving Lewis-Martin to a grand jury and are believed to be close to securing an indictment, three

Martin, who has been New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top advisor for years, announced her retirement on Sunday, effective immediately. The announcement came as Manhattan prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against her have reportedly presented evidence to a grand jury.

Multiple sources close to Ingrid Lewis-Martin said Sunday that she and her legal team were bracing for the criminal charges to emerge this week, leading to a sudden departure from the administration over the weekend.

A startling exit at City Hall was confirmed over the weekend as the chief adviser to Eric Adams ended a decades-long professional relationship with the mayor. Ingrid Lewis-Martin ended her tenure Sunday,