NEW YORK (WABC) — Federal authorities at the moment are investigating interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon simply days into the job.
Investigators executed search warrants at Donlon’s houses on Friday after receiving a tip that he retained categorised paperwork from an investigation he was concerned in additional than 20 years in the past. The search was prompted after somebody who knew the interim police commissioner nonetheless had the paperwork filed a criticism.
Authorities say the categorised supplies will not be linked to the NYPD.
“On Friday, September 20, federal authorities executed search warrants at my residences. They took supplies that got here into my possession roughly 20 years in the past and are unrelated to my work with the New York Metropolis Police Division,” Donlon mentioned in a press release.
Donlon added that because the search was not a division matter, the division wouldn’t be commenting.
“As now we have repeatedly mentioned, we count on all crew members to completely adjust to any regulation enforcement inquiry,” mentioned Fabien Levy, the deputy mayor for communications.
The raids come simply 9 days after Donlon, a retired FBI official, was sworn in as NYC’s high cop following the resignation of former police commissioner Edward Caban.
It additionally marks the most recent search in a collection of federal investigations into officers inside Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
On Tuesday, Adams sounded exasperated throughout his weekly Q&A session at Metropolis Corridor as he fielded the identical questions in regards to the ongoing federal investigations.
“We all know what you understand,” he mentioned. “Once more, I am not going forwards and backwards on questions that I’m requested or answered over and over.”
Adams believes his accomplishments are being overshadowed, however the truth is, his chief counsel mentioned she may not defend Adams, and his police commissioner resigned after subpoenas had been served on him, the colleges chancellor, two deputy mayors, a high mayoral adviser and a personal marketing consultant, amongst others.
The investigations are broadly centered on the NYPD’s nightlife enforcement practices, and affect peddling in awarding metropolis contracts.
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