FBI, NYPD raid New York sites in police corruption probe
What's new: The inquiry centers on current and former NYPD executives and is examining how promotions and assignments were handled.
The FBI and New York Police Department carried out search warrants at multiple New York City locations on Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged corruption inside the NYPD. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department's Internal Affairs Bureau worked with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on the searches. The investigation concerns conduct by former and current members of the department. ABC News reported the probe is examining promotions and assignments and is targeting current chief of Manhattan South Jimmy McCarthy, who was placed on modified duty. Former chief spokesman Tarik Sheppard is also a target, and agents were seen outside the Brooklyn home of former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey.