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New York police commanders transferred in widening corruption probe
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Apr 7, 2016 5:30pm EDT
New York police commanders transferred in widening corruption probe
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX AND NATE RAYMOND
Four high-ranking New York City Police Department commanders have been transferred in the midst of an ongoing city and federal corruption probe, Police Commissioner William Bratton said on Thursday.
The investigation has focused on whether officers received free trips and gifts from businessmen and examined the activities of the NYPD's former highest-ranking uniformed officer, Chief of Department Philip Banks, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.
The department's Internal Affairs Bureau launched the probe in 2013 and later joined a federal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflict of interest rules and the federal criminal laws," Bratton said. "The investigation is examining the conduct of current and former NYPD officers and several others."
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New York police commanders transferred in widening corruption probe
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX AND NATE RAYMOND
Four high-ranking New York City Police Department commanders have been transferred in the midst of an ongoing city and federal corruption probe, Police Commissioner William Bratton said on Thursday.
The investigation has focused on whether officers received free trips and gifts from businessmen and examined the activities of the NYPD's former highest-ranking uniformed officer, Chief of Department Philip Banks, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.
The department's Internal Affairs Bureau launched the probe in 2013 and later joined a federal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflict of interest rules and the federal criminal laws," Bratton said. "The investigation is examining the conduct of current and former NYPD officers and several others."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-police-corruption-idUSKCN0X42RP
