Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams who suddenly resigned over the weekend amid rumors of looming criminal charges, denied she had broken the law Monday. “I am here falsely accused of something;

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.”

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

She has been fiercely loyal to the mayor, while sparring with other staff, and recently had her phone seized by investigators.

Lewis-Martin’s decision to leave office comes as Adams faces federal corruption charges and several members of his administration have come under investigation.