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| Three New York City police officials have been arrested in a significant widening of the inquiry into the mayor's fund-raising |
Monday, June 20, 2016 7:35 AM EDT
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| Three New York Police Department officials, including a deputy chief, were
arrested early Monday, along with a Brooklyn businessman, on federal corruption
charges stemming from one of several continuing investigations into Mayor Bill
de Blasio’s campaign fund-raising, according to people with knowledge of
the matter. |
| The arrests, of a deputy chief, a deputy inspector and a
sergeant, were one of the most significant roundups of police commanders in the
recent history of the department. In striking the top ranks, the case is a
particular blow to the storied — and sometimes sullied — reputation
of the nation’s largest municipal police force. |
| The charges detail
lavish gifts the two senior police officials are accused of receiving:
complimentary Super Bowl tickets, expensive meals and free overseas trips,
including at least one taken in the company of a prostitute, the people said.
The sergeant was charged in a scheme that involved aiding applicants for
firearms licenses. |
| The gifts were largely paid for by two businessmen,
both of whom have been generous supporters of the mayor. Jeremiah Reichberg, 42,
of Borough Park, Brooklyn, was charged along with the officers, the people said.
Jona S. Rechnitz, 33, of the Upper West Side, had been a target of the
fund-raising investigation until recent weeks, when he pleaded guilty to
corruption charges and began cooperating with the federal authorities, the
people said. |
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