FBI and NYPD search New York City sites in police corruption probe

FBI agents and New York Police Department investigators searched multiple New York City sites Wednesday in a corruption probe that has moved into the department’s top ranks, including outside the Brooklyn home of Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of department and the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer.

The inquiry is examining promotions and assignments and how they were carried out, and current and former police executives are among the targets.

The searches came after a long series of federal actions around Mayor Eric Adams’ administration and the NYPD. In September 2024, federal authorities searched the homes of Deputy Mayor Phil Banks, Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Schools Chancellor David Banks, while investigators seized phones belonging to Police Commissioner Edward Caban and other police officials. That broader inquiry was also tied to city contracts and enforcement of rules governing bars and clubs.

The public face of the Adams-era federal probe dates to November 2, 2023, when FBI agents searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs, Adams’ chief fundraiser, and the New Jersey home of Rana Abbasova. Agents also seized Adams’ electronic devices. Less than a year later, on September 25, 2024, Adams became the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted, facing five counts including bribery and wire fraud. He denied wrongdoing.

In 2025, former senior police officials sued Adams and top brass, accusing them of corruption, favoritism and retaliation. One lawsuit alleged that unqualified officers were promoted and that the department tolerated cronyism under former leadership.

On February 5, 2026, former NYPD supervisor Pamela Dillard pleaded guilty in a bribery-conspiracy case involving nonpublic accident-victim information. The Commission to Combat Police Corruption, created in 1995 as a permanent independent board, was designed to monitor the department’s anti-corruption efforts.