The angsty DJ son of Mayor Eric Adams’s longtime aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin leveraged his family’s powerful connections to propel his fledgling career — even before his mother did. Alleged benefit deal made in exchange for bribe This gave him a Porsche.
Glenn Martin II, 38, surrendered to authorities along with his mother on Thursday to face bribery charges in a Manhattan court. Before he was probably best known as DJ Suave Luciano, a singer whose music videos featured Scantily clad women are present.
But DJ Suave’s life was so intertwined with his temperamental mother’s career that they even shared a joint bank account — which prosecutors alleged Thursday was used to funnel $200,000 in bribes from two real estate developers. 100,000 were deposited.
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, in exchange for cash and other favors from the builders—including expected help in setting up a Chick-fil-A franchise for Martin II, Lewis-Martin allegedly obtained construction permits for his projects. I helped them.
The indictment against the mother-son duo alleges that Martin II put some of the money into a $113,000 black 2023 Porsche Panamera, “something neither he nor Lewis-Martin could have done without the bribe money. “
The purchases and other gifts mentioned in court documents were not the only accomplishments Martin II allegedly received from his mother.
DJ is the son of Lewis-Martin and Glenn Martin, a former NYPD cop and friend of Adams, going back to their police academy days.
After Adams, who is not implicated in the indictment against Lewis-Martin and his son, becomes mayor in 2022, DJ Suave Luciano frequently appeared at official city events.
When Adams condemned the drill rap genre for allegedly inciting violence, Mayor held summit According to one, Suave partied with hip-hop artists instagram post By state assembly candidate Hercules Reed.
DJ Suave Luciano has also performed Rise Up NYC Concert and other city programs, although The Post could not find any payments to Martin II in public records.
Lewis-Martin introduced her son during a Gracie Mansion reception celebrating his Caribbean-American heritage in June by telling a joke that the DJ was hosting a free downtown event.
“He’s always volunteering,” she said. “They try to write about us in newspapers, but they don’t take any money. He is a volunteer. That’s all I’m saying.”
Future Suave Luciano displayed early interest in a DJ career with PIX11 – where the younger Martin was the “Friday Forecaster” – reporting that he He has been making records since he was 3 years old,
According to PIX11, Martin II studied psychology at Molloy University on an athletic scholarship and graduated in 2008.
Their first single “in first place“Featured a distinctly Caribbean vibe and sensual lyrics – as well as a video filled with New York City landmarks featuring a crowd of scantily clad women surrounding him.
one more Music video for the song “Sumo” Uploaded in July for the viewing pleasure of the musician’s nearly 80 YouTube subscribers, the number of searchers has swelled.
Barely clad women shake their asses while singing, dancing, grinding and posing in front of Lamborghinis.
DJ Suave Luciano’s career showcased Event in the WoodlandA Caribbean-fusion brunch spot along Flatbush Avenue that attracted a largely black clientele drew complaints About drunken patrons, fights and frequent NYPD visits from its mostly white Park Slope neighbors.
place Discontinued in 2020 The State Liquor Authority canceled its license for promoting noise and disorder. Between the Board’s decision and Woodland’s closing date, there was an individual Stabbed in a bloody bar brawlPatch reported.
Martin II and Lewis-Martin pleaded not guilty to the charges on Thursday.
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