Last Updated on 06/09/2024 by Arun jain
New York CityThe police commissioner found himself on the wrong side of a law enforcement raid this week.
Multiple reports stated that Edward Caban, The NYPDA top official had his home in Harlem raided and his cell phone seized by the FBI on Wednesday as part of a “corruption investigation.”
Details of what Caban was charged with — if anything — remained sketchy Thursday afternoon, but sources told a local news channel. PIX 11 Caban’s investigation is separate from the investigation into alleged campaign financing oddities of Mayor Eric Adams.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for information sent by The Daily Beast. The NYPD released a statement on the matter but did not reveal any meaningful details about what was happening.
“The department is aware of an investigation involving service members by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York,” the statement read. “The department is cooperating fully with the investigation.”
This New York Post Other city officials reportedly caught in an FBI raid this week include Deputy Mayor Phil Banks and Sheena Wright. A top Adams aide, Timothy Pearson, also reportedly had his phone subpoenaed.
It’s not the first time banks have been investigated by the feds. He was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a 2014 corruption probe but was never charged. The scandal derailed his career in law enforcement—he resigned as NYPD chief, the highest-ranking uniformed officer, soon after news of his involvement in the investigation broke.
Terrence Banks, a former New York transit official who is now a lobbyist, was also targeted by federal investigators this week. Post informed. Caban’s chief of staff, Raul Pintos, and two NYPD precinct commanders in Queens and Manhattan also had to turn in their phones, sources told PIX 11.
It’s the latest headache for New York City officials headed by Adams. The mayor himself had his phone and laptop seized by the feds in November — the same day his former campaign treasurer, Brianna Suggs, had her home raided by the FBI.
Those actions were allegedly connected to a campaign financing investigation into Adams’ election victory in 2021 and his potentially shady ties to the Turkish government. He and others at City Hall were slapped with a grand jury subpoena in July seeking information about the mayor’s schedule, his foreign travel and possible ties to Turkish officials, a source said. Daily Mail.
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