Former NYPD Head Levels Racketeering Charges Against Mayor Adams, Top Brass
Former NYPD Head Levels Racketeering Charges Against Mayor Adams, Top Brass
Former NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon has filed a bombshell federal racketeering lawsuit against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, and high-ranking police officials, accusing the administration of operating a “criminal enterprise” within city government. The lawsuit, lodged in the Southern District of New York, alleges widespread misconduct including wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice, and the enrichment of officials through unearned raises and promotions.
Donlon’s suit claims that top NYPD brass orchestrated a “coordinated humiliation” of his wife, including a false arrest in December 2024 following a minor fender-bender, and subsequently leaked the incident to the media. He also alleges that his personal communications were spied upon and internal probes into executive misconduct were blocked. Donlon, who served as interim commissioner in 2024, asserts he was a commissioner “in name only,” with real control remaining with Adams’ “corrupt inner circle.”
The lawsuit details instances of alleged dysfunction, such as the mishandling of an investigation into a 2023 Red Hook warehouse fire that destroyed critical biological evidence. Donlon seeks unspecified damages and names several key figures as defendants, including former and current Chiefs of Department, Jeffrey Maddrey and John Chell, and Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Kaz Daughtry.
City Hall spokesperson Kayla Mamelak Altus has vehemently denied the allegations, calling them “baseless accusations from a disgruntled former employee” and a mere attempt to seek taxpayer compensation.
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