NEW YORK — Federal agents and NYPD investigators carried out searches Wednesday morning at multiple New York City locations tied to a continuing corruption probe involving the country’s largest police department.
The inquiry is focused on both present and former high-ranking police officials, people familiar with the matter told ABC News.
FBI personnel were seen outside the Brooklyn residence of Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of department and once the NYPD’s top uniformed officer.
The probe also includes James McCarthy, the current chief of Manhattan South, who has been put on modified duty, the NYPD said.
Sources said another person under scrutiny is Tarik Sheppard, the department’s former chief spokesperson.
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Authorities are not expected to make any arrests on Wednesday.
Among the issues being reviewed are police promotions, assignments and the processes used to carry them out, the sources said.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch addressed the matter in a statement:
“This morning, members of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau and the FBI executed search warrants as part of a criminal investigation being pursued by the NYPD, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The investigation is ongoing and concerns conduct by former and current members of the NYPD.
“When I became Police Commissioner, I promised New Yorkers that under my leadership the NYPD would conduct itself with integrity and that there would be a thorough investigation of any claim that members of service failed to meet that standard. This investigation and our actions this morning are part of the ongoing effort to fulfill that commitment and hold the Department to its highest ideals.”
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