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NYC Corruption Scandal Deepens: Former Adams Adviser Hit with New Bribery Indictments

NYC Corruption Scandal Deepens: Former Adams Adviser Hit with New Bribery Indictments

NYC Corruption Scandal Deepens: Former Adams Adviser Hit with New Bribery Indictments Manhattan prosecutors have unveiled a series of new, wide-ranging bribery indictments against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, former top adviser to Mayor Eric Adams. The charges, announced Thursday, accuse Lewis-Martin of accepting over $75,000 in bribes tied to high-profile City Hall approvals, including migrant shelters, real estate developments, and a major street safety redesign. Lewis-Martin, who resigned from her chief adviser role in December, is accused in four separate indictments of…

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the city. Prosecutors allege the mayor concealed a romantic relationship with a police officer, Jeffrey Paul Vappie II, while using public funds for their personal benefit. The indictment, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, charges Cantrell with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, making false statements, and…

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, culminating a years-long corruption investigation that has cast a shadow over her second term. The indictment, handed down on Friday, accuses Mayor Cantrell of a slate of crimes including wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, false statements, obstruction of justice, and lying to a federal grand jury. These charges were secured through a superseding indictment…

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