Overview

• He was hospitalized for a cardiac condition before dying on May 29, 2025, at age 69.
• Kerik served as New York City’s police commissioner from 2000 to 2001 and oversaw NYPD operations during the September 11 attacks.
• In 2009, he pleaded guilty to eight federal felonies, including tax evasion and making false statements during his Homeland Security nomination.
• After serving nearly four years in prison, he received a full pardon from President Donald Trump in 2020.
• In later years, Kerik worked on post-2020 election fraud inquiries with Rudy Giuliani and was subpoenaed by the House committee probing the January 6 Capitol attack.