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August 22, 2025

Eric Adams Adviser Indicted on Fresh Bribery Charges; Another Adviser Attempts to Bribe Reporter
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing fresh scrutiny after one of his
former advisers attempted to pay off a reporter from The City following
a campaign event Wednesday. Winnie Greco handed reporter Katie Honan a
stack of cash in a red envelope stuffed inside an opened bag of potato
chips. The envelope contained at least one $100 bill and several
twenties. Greco resigned last year while under FBI investigation and had
been volunteering in Mayor Adams's reelection campaign. Her attorney
claimed the attempted bribe was a Chinese cultural gesture in which
money is used to express gratitude. The newspaper The City immediately
reported the incident to authorities.

Another one of Adams's longtime allies, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, has been
indicted on a second wave of bribery charges, accused of accepting over
$75,000 in bribes in a scheme ranging from 2022 and 2024, while she
served as chief adviser to Adams. Last year, Lewis-Martin and her son
were also indicted on separate charges of bribery, money laundering and
conspiracy.


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