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Sixteen NYPD officers arraigned on ticket fixing scandal.
This past Thursday evening and Friday morning 16 NYPD officers surrendered to prosecutors at the Bronx courthouse to face criminal charges stemming from a ticket fixing scandal. Meanwhile, hundreds of officers staged a rally in support of those arraigned.
Prosecutors have dropped the hammer on sixteen NYPD officers who were indicted this past Friday morning at the Bronx criminal courthouse in relation to their role in a massive ticket-fixing scandal that has rocked the police force.
The Bronx District Attorney's Office unsealed a sweeping indictment against the 16 officers who are charged with a barrage of felonies that include: conspiracy, larceny, forgery, tampering with public records, official misconduct, perjury and obstruction of justice. . .
The probe has had a lasting adverse effect on the entire police force. In one notable incident related to the joint Bronx DA and IAB inquiry into ticket-fixing, NYPD officer Robert McGee was forced by prosecutors to testify before a grand jury this past September about the scandal. McGee, who according to prosecutors had fixed at least a dozen tickets himself, was given immunity for testifying and not expected to be among the officers facing criminal charges. However, he became distraught over the possibility he might have to testify against fellow officers at trial and attempted suicide by touching the third rail on subway tracks in the Bronx. McGee survived and was briefly hospitalized for injuries he incurred in that incident.
A few weeks after that suicide attempt, relatives called 9-1-1 after the troubled McGee went missing but was later found by paramedics and police officers responding to the family's emergency call.
Fearing that McGee was contemplating another attempt on his life, relatives and emergency responders admitted him to the psychiatric ward at North Central Bronx Hospital. He currently remains there on a 24-hour suicide watch by nurses and doctors. . .
Officer Derails Promising Career In Choosing To Side With Scandal Officers
With the exception of Ramos, Lieutenant Jennara Everleth-Cobb is perhaps the most interesting and tragic character in this saga.
Lt. Everleth-Cobb, the highest ranking official to be ensnared in the prosecution's probe and also the only female, was once a well-respected member of the NYPD. The lieutenant was a former spokeswoman for the NYPD and was reportedly a rising star who was on the fast track to becoming a captain.
Everleth-Cobb was initially not a target of the DA's probe. In fact, she was a member of the Internal Affairs Bureau or IAB and was originally on the side of the prosecution and her fellow Internal Affairs detectives investigating the ticket fixing scheme.
The IAB is strongly disliked by NYPD cops due to the fact it investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force. Many IAB investigations result in officers being disciplined, fired and even imprisoned. In the NYPD, IAB is commonly referred to as "the rat squad" and anyone working in that unit of the police force is looked upon with disdain and socially isolated by other officers.
For whatever reason Everleth-Cobb chose to derail her promising law enforcement career by becoming a double-agent.
She reportedly began leaking details about the investigation to police union officials, warning them of who was being targeted by the probe and when IAB planned to carry out raids to bust delinquent officers involved in the scandal.
The lieutenant was recorded on several occasions divulging confidential information about the probe to the police union. Prosecutors say she endangered the entire investigation.
Though she would have initially been considered a "rat" for her work in Internal Affairs, Everleth-Cobb has redeemed herself in the eyes of her fellow officers though at the expense of her career and quite possibly her freedom should she be convicted.
Officers Stage Rally In Support Of Their Brethren, Threaten Prosecutors
As the legal drama played out in the courtroom, several hundred officers outside sought to rationalize the alleged criminal behavior of the 16 cops.
The protesting officers were lead by Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) officials who organized the rally. The sea of angry officers lashed out at police commissioner Ray Kelly, the NYPD leadership and Mayor Michael Bloomberg for conducting the probe.
The officers do not view ticket fixing as a crime, rather they view it as a "professional courtesy."
There were tense and frightening moments as many of the officers became rowdy and even hostile towards prosecutors making their way toward the courthouse. In a clear effort to intimidate them, prosecutors told the New York Daily News that angry officers called them "cowards" and even threatened them. Wicsyk told reporters he was spat upon by one officer.
The prosecutors said that they intended to file a complaint with the NYPD over the harassment.
Though prosecutors were the primary object of the protesting officer's scorn, they were not the only targets. Officers jeered reporters covering the rally and in one particularly mean-spirited gesture began chanting taunts at people lined up at a benefits center across the street from the courthouse. A police official told The New York Times that the commissioner does not condone the acts of hostility by the officers at the rally towards the public. The official who wished to remain anonymous to avoid any backlash from fellow officers was also quoted as having said
To begin ridiculing people in the welfare line across the street doesn’t endear you to the public eye.
No shit. Neither does proving that you're just another criminal gang. Hey, they got the colors, they got the gang sign. The fact that they get paid by the taxpayers is just one more bit of proof that the entire system of "justice" in this country is suffering the worst crisis of legitimacy ever.
Just another damn criminal gang.
Got militia?
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Meanwhile, in Oakland, cops are covering their nametags to make themselves hard to identify.
Meh. May they ALL rot...
CIII
The problem in NYC is that the sheeple are mostly disarmed so the police gang can rule unmolested or challenged. At least until the civil war starts and they become primary targets. Chose to be against the people, don't be surprised when they turn against you.
Just more proof that there is no such a thing as a good cop.
Mike, you talk about gangs the fact you said they have colors and signs. You forgot one thing about gangs. If they find out that one of their members is a lying lowlife they kick their ass and pull their shit and send them on down the road. But with cops, thats all good in fact they will circle the wagons around such a lowlife.
Those folks are clearly pigs and are equally clearly gone rogue.
Only one thing to do with feral hogs.
The "thin blue line" has been described as the membrane between society and chaos. When members of that line go feral, they become agents of chaos and make all of us less safe. These days we are not at all safe. Those people need to be on somebody's 100-head list.
With shit like this and the Oakland nonsense going on, can the revolution be far away.
I love how they think they're above the law. Just like the Miami cop pulled over for going 120mph on the highway because he was late for his moonlighting job.
but but but I have a shiny badge!
"Just another damn criminal gang"
Yup! America's largest or so I hear.
Got militia? Indeed.
In the context of the disregard for the law by these 'law enforcement officers', is it really any surprise Gunwalker exists?
Hahaha! Got that right.
36,000 sworn officers in NYC. Yes these 16 are the scum. The rest of you on this blog condeming all law enforcement clearly shows your true colors! Yellow!
I see the pigs are out in force today. I can smell them all the way down here in Florida. And the stench is overwhelming.
Dear anons who don't like us talking against the cops. Get over it. So what, there's 36000 cops in NYC. You didnt read the article. They and their union are backing their scumbag brothers that got caught breaking the law! They are supporting those law bearers in their midst to the hilt. Even to the point of threatening those charged with policing the police and prosecuting criminals. This is why we call them a gang and why folks don't trust them.
As to anon reporting my to the police toadies, hahahaha! What a obuma snitch. You are being a good boy by reporting me. When the civil war starts I'm sure that they will remember you. As for reporting me I self reported to the information office at the white house years ago after the MIAC report came out. Good luck troll.
The biggest problem with cops has not been that there are bad cops. You get a big enough group, chances are good one or more will be bad. No argument.
The problem stems from the police not policing their own ranks. Why are the watchmen not watching each other?
For when the group closes ranks, instead of expelling problem members, the corruption sinks in.
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