Members of the NYPD and the FBI searched several homes as part of a criminal investigation into current and former members of the NYPD, according to Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
The joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is reportedly looking into bribery allegations that involve Jeffrey Maddrey, the former NYPD Chief of Department under Mayor Eric Adams, the New York Times reported.
ABC7 reported members of the NYPD and federal agents were seen outside Maddrey’s Queens home Wednesday morning. The Times, the Associated Press and other outlets reported that the homes of Former Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard and James McCarthy, the current commanding officer of Manhattan South, were also targeted in the raids.
A spokesperson for the NYPD declined a request for additional comment on the raids and pointed to the Commissioner’s remarks on social media. A spokesperson for the Southern District of New York didn’t return a request for comment right away.
Maddrey’s attorney didn’t return a request for comment right away.
Asked about the raids at an unrelated press conference Wednesday morning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Commissioner Tisch “has already shown a real commitment to cracking down on corruption and ensuring that the public servants in the NYPD are held to the highest standards.”
“I’m confident that she will lead us through this process,” he said.
The raids came the same day as the arrest of Frank Carone, another close ally to former Mayor Adams who served as his chief of staff before leaving to start a lobbying firm. That probe — which comes out of a separate U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York’s Eastern District — are not thought to be related.
Federal agents had previously raided Maddrey’s home in January of 2025, and Commissioner Tisch, who at the time had been appointed by Adams, announced Maddrey’s suspension without pay. At the time of the raid, he had already announced his resignation, following allegations from a subordinate that he coerced her into sexual favors in exchange for overtime pay.
“When I became Police Commissioner, I promised New Yorkers that under my leadership the NYPD would conduct itself with integrity and that there would be a thorough investigation of any claim that members of service failed to meet that standard,” NYPD Commissioner said on X. “This investigation and our actions this morning are part of the ongoing effort to fulfill that commitment and hold the Department to its highest ideals.”
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