Sentences with phrase «from police brass»

Last week, CBS reported Mr. Bharara's office was looking into the mayor's campaign donations in connection with a probe into two businessmen accused of trading gifts for favors from police brass.

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NEW YORK CITY — NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton dusted off the city's Conflict of Interest rule book during a summit with top police brass to read them the riot act about laws that govern accepting gifts and gratuities from the public and people doing business with the city, DNAinfo New York has learned.

MANHATTAN — Police Commissioner Bill Bratton reminded top NYPD brass Tuesday that they risk their jobs and their freedom if they fail to adhere to ethics laws and department regulations surrounding the acceptance of gifts from the business community or the public.

Rechnitz, who donated to the mayor's 2013 general election campaign, is in the center of a scandal that has embroiled the police department, leading to the departure of several members of the NYPD brass amid allegations they accepted gifts from Rechnitz in exchange for doing favors for him.

The grand larceny numbers, police brass here said, stem from an increase in fraud cases, especially the so - called Green Dot MoneyPak Scam.

He also said there was no evidence of an organized effort by unions or others to discourage police from making arrests or writing summonses, but he has also encouraged NYPD brass to instruct officers to re-engage, reportedly threatening to take away days off and other work benefits.

Reichberg, a major donor to Mayor de Blasio's campaign, was busted along with the police brass in the scandal that stretched from One Police Plaza to Citypolice brass in the scandal that stretched from One Police Plaza to CityPolice Plaza to City Hall.