FBI raids New York police commissioner’s home as part of ‘corruption investigation’

New York City’s police commissioner found himself on the wrong end of a police raid this week.

Several reports said the FBI raided the Harlem home and seized the cellphone of Edward Caban, the top official in the New York Police Department, on Wednesday as part of a “corruption investigation.”

Details about what, if anything, Caban is accused of remained scarce Thursday afternoon, but sources told local news channel PIX 11 that the investigation into Caban is separate from an investigation into alleged oddities in Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign finance.

The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for information sent by the Daily Beast. The New York Police Department issued a statement on the matter but did not divulge any significant details about what was happening.

“The Department is aware of an ongoing investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York involving service members,” the statement read. “The Department is fully cooperating with the investigation.”

He The New York Post Other city officials reportedly caught in FBI raids this week included Deputy Mayors Phil Banks and Sheena Wright. Adams’ top aide Timothy Pearson was also reportedly required to obtain a court order to hand over his phone.

This is not the first time Banks has been investigated by the feds. In 2014, he was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a corruption investigation, but was never charged. The scandal apparently derailed his career in law enforcement: He resigned as chief of the New York Police Department, the highest-ranking uniformed position, shortly after it became known that he was involved in the probe.

Terence Banks, a former New York transit official who is now a lobbyist, was also targeted by federal investigators this week, the agency said. Mail Caban’s chief of staff, Raul Pintos, and two NYPD precinct commanders in Queens and Manhattan also had to hand over their phones, sources told PIX 11.

FBI investigates Eric Adams for free upgrades on Turkish Airlines flights

It’s the latest headache for New York City officials under Adams. The mayor himself had his phone and laptop seized by the feds in November, the same day the FBI raided the home of his former campaign treasurer, Brianna Suggs.

Those actions were reportedly tied to an investigation into campaign finance in connection with Adams’ 2021 election victory and his potentially shady ties to the Turkish government. He and others at City Hall received grand jury subpoenas in July seeking information about the mayor’s schedule, his overseas travel and possible connections to Turkish officials, a source told CNN. The Daily Mail.

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