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Bratton: Indictments Likely in Probe Of Cops’ Favor-Trading

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 5/23/16

Even as the NYPD mourned a top commander who killed himself after being questioned in the probe concerning cops—most of them high-ranking—trading favors in return for gifts from two Orthodox Jewish businessman, Police Commissioner Wil­liam J. Bratton said May 19 that some officers are likely to be criminally charged by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan.

Appearing on AM-970, the Commissioner told host John Gambling, “Some of the activity is criminal in nature, some of it is a violation of conflict of interest [rules] and some of this is administrative violations. Some of it will result probably in criminal indictments.”

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