The ‘Lioness’ at the Center of a City Hall Battered by Scandal

Before Ingrid Lewis-Martin was indicted on bribery charges, she was one of the most powerful people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit. Now she may hasten his fall in New York.

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From Boss Tweed to Bike Lanes: NYC Graft Ain’t What It Used to Be

The city’s corruption once had ambition to match its soaring skyscrapers. Indictments this week described cut-rate schemes with far lower returns — and there was that cash in a potato-chip bag.

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Red Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies

New York Times reporters witnessed supporters of Mayor Eric Adams handing out cash-filled envelopes. Sometimes, that money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.

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Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Top Adams Adviser, Faces Fresh Corruption Charges

Ms. Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for favorable treatment, including speeding city permits for a karaoke bar and residential renovations.

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U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges

Among those expected to surrender in the coming days are Mayor Eric Adams’s closest adviser and a friend whom the mayor installed in a powerful city position.

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Louisiana Has a Long History of Political Corruption

For decades, Louisiana lawmakers at all levels of government have been caught up in corruption allegations.

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South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to have been put behind bars. Her husband has also been jailed on insurrection charges.

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Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement

The arrests came days after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s U-turn on an effort to neuter anticorruption agencies.

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Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery

Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony damaging to him.

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