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Ex-NYPD Commissioner Sues Mayor Adams, Alleges Department Operated as Criminal Enterprise

Donlon seeks a court-appointed federal monitor to oversee NYPD operations following the racketeering allegations.

FILE - Interim New York Police Commissioner Thomas G. Donlon attends a news conference outside the United Nations Headquarters, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, file)
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Photo by: Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/IPx 2025 7/8/25 Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing at the NYCEM office to speak about the weather alert due to extreme heat and possible flash flooding from rain later in the day. He was joined by NYCEM commissioner Zachary Iscol and others who spoke on the issues related to electricity use, swimming pool hours, and cooling centers.

Overview

  • On July 16, former interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon filed a 251-page RICO lawsuit in the Southern District of New York naming Mayor Eric Adams and senior officials for running the department as a criminal enterprise.
  • The suit accuses defendants of predicate acts including wire fraud, mail fraud and obstruction of justice to reward cronies and enrich top brass.
  • Donlon claims NYPD leaders spied on his personal communications, blocked internal misconduct probes and orchestrated the false arrest and press leak of his wife in retaliation.
  • Besides Adams, the complaint names former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, current Chief John Chell, Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry and other top officials and seeks unspecified damages.
  • City Hall denounced the allegations as baseless, questioned Donlon’s mental fitness and vowed a vigorous legal defense.