Former New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon has sued Mayor Eric Adams ran the NYPD as a corrupt criminal enterprise.
Yes, it's a RICO lawsuit.
Looking at the allegations, I'm not sure about the specifics, but it has been obvious to the casual observer that Adams' NYPD has been permeated by pervasive cronyism, and as such, corruption would be a logical consequence.
Certainly one of the allegations, that his wife was arrested and taken to the precinct for expired insurance, is true. (As to whether it was retaliatory, that's for the jury to decide)
That Adams is a crook is also pretty obvious, which is why Trump was trying to blackmail him over his corruption trial:
Former NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon on Monday filed notice of his intention to file a $10 million lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams and former Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard after they suggested in recent days that he suffered from cognitive issues while running the department.
Since Wednesday, Sheppard, who served as Deputy Commissioner for Public Information under Donlon but has since left the department, told a number of media outlets that Donlon suffered from “cognitive issues” as commissioner.
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The 251-page lawsuit detailed a host of alleged misconduct by the department’s leaders — who were close to Adams and, in Donlon’s words, woefully unqualified — including the promotion of NYPD members based on loyalty rather than merit, without Donlon’s required approval.
The lawsuit singles out Sheppard for allegedly promoting himself to a 3-star ranking without permission and threatening to kill Donlon at the New York City Marathon after they bumped one another during a photo op.
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Donlon’s notice of claim, which is a required filing ahead of a lawsuit, says the unsupported claims by Adams and Sheppard are further retaliation against a whistleblower.
“If the Mayor truly believed Mr. Donlon lacked the capacity to lead, appointing him as Senior Advisor for Public Safety would have been reckless and indefensible. Instead, these statements had a clear purpose — but not a lawful or legitimate one,” the notice of claim says. “They were made to discredit and silence a whistleblower.”
But wait, there's more:
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Donlon’s lawsuit comes a week after four former NYPD chiefs sued the city alleging they were retaliated against for reporting misconduct by top department officials.
Two of the chiefs said they were punished simply for investigating or identifying misconduct, while the others claim they were sidelined for complaining about the promotion or transfer of unqualified personnel to vital roles.
It seems to me that there is a pattern, so it's tough to dismiss this all as simply the ravings of a disgruntled former employee.
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