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Former NYPD Chiefs Sue Mayor Adams Over Alleged Corruption and Retaliation

They detail how promotions were sold for tens of thousands of dollars with forced demotions accompanied by pay cuts for officers who reported wrongdoing.

FILE - Edward A. Caban, center, speaks after being sworn in as NYPD police commissioner outside New York City Police Department 40th Precinct on July 17, 2023, in New York. Mayor Eric Adams on the right. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez was joined by Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at his Brooklyn Office to announce the arrest of several members of the Road To Riches Gang, (R2R), and the seizure of several guns in Brooklyn on Thursday July 3, 2025. 0936. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
New York Mayor Eric Adams and First Deputy Commissioner Edward A. Caban stand silently as they arrive for a press conference at the NYPD 40th Precinct on July 17, 2023 in New York City.
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Overview

  • On July 7, four former NYPD leaders filed lawsuits accusing Mayor Adams and senior department figures of orchestrating a bribery scheme for promotions and back-channel appointments into elite units.
  • Ex-Detectives Chief James Essig alleges that ex-Commissioner Edward Caban sold promotions for up to $15,000 and ordered him to accept a $50,000 pay cut after he protested unvetted transfers.
  • Joseph Veneziano’s suit claims he was demoted to the Transit Bureau after investigating false overtime slips tied to Chief Jeffrey Maddrey’s associates, despite early protection from ex-Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
  • The lawsuits cite widespread policy breaches, including falsified time cards and routine failure to enforce body-camera requirements.
  • Adams’s administration has pledged to review the detailed allegations, which bolster ongoing federal and Brooklyn District Attorney investigations into NYPD misconduct.