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The NYPD was run like a ‘criminal enterprise’ under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit alleges

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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The former head of the New York Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against scandal–scarred New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other high ranking NYPD officials, alleging the group used their power and authority to run a what he called a “criminal enterprise.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    The NYPD was run like a ‘criminal enterprise’ under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit alleges (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The former head of the New York Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against scandal–scarred New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other high ranking NYPD officials, alleging the group used their power and authority to run a what he called a “criminal enterprise.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Ex-NYPD commissioner sues NYC mayor, alleging he ran police department as a ‘criminal enterprise’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    It is the latest in a series of recent lawsuits by former NYPD leaders describing a department ruled by graft and cronyism, with swift repercussions for those who questioned the mayor’s allies.

  3. New York Post

    Former interim NYPD commish says Mayor Adams and cronies run City Hall and police department as ‘coordinated criminal conspiracy’ (opens New York Post)

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    The former interim police commissioner has accused Mayor Eric Adams and his top cop cronies of running the NYPD as a “coordinated criminal conspiracy” to...

  4. amNewYork

    Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’ (opens amNewYork)

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    Former interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon filed a bombshell, 251-page federal lawsuit Wednesday, accusing Mayor Eric Adams and senior NYPD leadership of

  5. Washington Examiner

    Ex-NYPD commissioner accuses Eric Adams of running department as criminal enterprise (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A former police commissioner filed a lawsuit against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and top police officials.

  6. Fox News

    Eric Adams hit with accusation of operating ‘criminal conspiracy’ at NYPD (opens Fox News)

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    As NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces an uphill fight for re-election against Democrat Zohran Mamdani, he is now being hit with a lawsuit alleging a "criminal conspiracy" at the NYPD.

  7. The New Republic

    Eric Adams Sued for Running the NYPD Like a “Criminal Enterprise” (opens The New Republic)

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    A former police commissioner says that under the New York City mayor’s watch, the police department was teeming with “systemic corruption and criminal conduct.”

  8. The Guardian

    Ex-police commissioner sues New York City and Eric Adams over alleged NYPD corruption (opens The Guardian)

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    Tom Donlon claims he was sidelined after warning Adams he had ‘uncovered systemic corruption’ by NYPD leadership

  9. ProPublica

    Lawsuit: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Ran “Criminal Enterprise” (opens ProPublica)

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    A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPublica’s reporting.

  10. Hot Air

    Food Fight: Ex-Commissioner Reportedly Accuses Eric Adams Of Running NYPD As ‘Criminal Enterprise’ (opens Hot Air)

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    Ex-NYPD Commissioner accuses Mayor Adams of running police as a criminal enterprise.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Ex-Commissioner Reportedly Accuses Eric Adams Of Running NYPD As ‘Criminal Enterprise’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon reportedly filed a lawsuit against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    The NYPD was run like a ‘criminal enterprise’ under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit alleges | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The former head of the New York Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against scandal-scarred New York City

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