{"id":2340283,"date":"2024-09-12T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-commissioner-is-out-a-week-after-being-raided-by-fbi-report\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:25:07","slug":"nypd-commissioner-is-out-a-week-after-being-raided-by-fbi-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-commissioner-is-out-a-week-after-being-raided-by-fbi-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Commissioner Is Out a Week After Being Raided by FBI: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnypd-commissioner-is-out-a-week-after-being-raided-by-fbi-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340283&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Police Commissioner Edward\u2064 Caban has announced his resignation following federal raids that targeted high-profile associates of Mayor Eric Adams, including Caban&#8217;s \u2063own home. Reports indicate that the raids, conducted by\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-to-judgement-three-crucial-questions-remain-unanswered-about-capitol-siege\/\" title=\"Rush to judgement? Three crucial questions remain unanswered about Capitol siege\">federal investigators<\/a>, involved \u200dseveral \u2063key figures in the mayor&#8217;s administration, such as First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip\u2064 Banks. <\/p>\n<p>Caban, who has served less than a year in his role, stated \u2062that his focus has always been on the NYPD and that he does\u200d not wish to let distractions from recent events interfere with \u2062his duties. While he has not been \u2064charged or accused in \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-lawyer-loses-it-now-blaming-every-maga-right-wing-fanatical-person\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s attorney points fingers at &#039;MAGA fanatics&#039; for recent troubles.\">ongoing federal \u2064investigation<\/a>, he acknowledged the negative impact the\u2062 news surrounding\u200b the raids could have on the \u200cpolice department&#8217;s image. Mayor Adams\u2063 confirmed the resignation and expressed his well wishes for Caban. <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of these developments, Caban&#8217;s attorneys clarified that he is not a target of the federal investigation and anticipates cooperating fully. The investigation reportedly also involves Caban&#8217;s twin brother, whose phone was \u200dseized during the raids. This incident highlights ongoing scrutiny\u200d and potential \u200cmisconduct within the administration, raising concerns about the integrity and operations of the NYPD.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A week after his home was among those raided by federal investigators probing multiple top members of Mayor Eric Adams&rsquo;s administration, New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban is resigning, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/05\/fbi-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-00177536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported that the Sept. 5 raids targeted the Manhattan home of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who s her home with her partner, Schools Chancellor David Banks. The Queens home of Banks&rsquo;s brother, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks, was also searched.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/05\/us-news\/fbi-raids-home-of-nypd-commish-edward-caban-other-close-eric-adams-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-mayor-eric-adamss-top-aides-get-raided-fbi-mess-gets-deeper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caban<\/a>, Terence Banks, another Banks brother who is a lobbyist formerly with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was also targeted. Timothy Pearson, an aide to Adams, had his phones subpoenaed, The Post reported, citing sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban will resign today &mdash; a week after federal raids: sources <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jX2Zd5esJo\">https:\/\/t.co\/jX2Zd5esJo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVzgMloDGX\">pic.twitter.com\/zVzgMloDGX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1834253023817691462?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-resigns\/story?id=113520531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> reported that a Thursday  from Caban to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-bro-waking-2-nypd-officers-arrested-allegedly-assaulting-woman-off-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYPD<\/a> workers explained his reasons for stepping down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My complete focus has always been on the NYPD &mdash; the department and people I love and have dedicated over 30 years of service to. However, the news around recent developments has created a distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD,&rdquo; the  said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hold immense respect and gratitude for the brave officers who serve this department, and the NYPD deserves someone who can solely focus on protecting and serving New York City, which is why &mdash; for the good of this city and this department &mdash; I have made the difficult decision to resign as Police Commissioner,&rdquo; the  said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Frequent Eric Adams and NYPD critic &mdash; and potential mayoral candidate &mdash; Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani reacts to the news that NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is resigning today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JB5fShjCNQ\">pic.twitter.com\/JB5fShjCNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rebecca C. Lewis (@_rebeccaclewis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_rebeccaclewis\/status\/1834267658214088724?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>City Councilman Robert Holden had said Caban, who held the post less than a year, needed to go after having his home raided.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do think he has to do something because it does cast a bad, deep shadow over the police department,&rdquo; Holden said, according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/12\/us-news\/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-resigns-a-week-after-federal-raids-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> said Caban has not been charged or accused in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mayor-eric-adams-fbi-probe-open-door-disgraced-democrats-big-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> federal probe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reading from prepared remarks, Mayor Adams says in a streamed appearance from Gracie Mansion (where he&rsquo;s quarantining with COVID) that he &ldquo;a short time ago&rdquo; accepted &ldquo;the resignation of the NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish him well,&rdquo; he says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGxktL18vA\">pic.twitter.com\/DGxktL18vA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C_Sommerfeldt\/status\/1834269665406734837?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Commissioner Caban is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transphobic-wont-pass-my-desk-dem-pa-gov-attacks-bill-passed-that-bars-men-in-womens-sports\/\" title=\"\u2018Transphobic \u2026 Won\u2019t Pass My Desk\u2019: Dem PA Gov. Attacks Bill Passed That Bars Men In Women\u2019s Sports\">accomplished public servant<\/a> who has dedicated his life to the safety and security of the people of this great city and maintains unwavering respect for the women and men of the New York City Police Department,&rdquo; Caban&rsquo;s attorneys, Russell Capone and Rebekah Donaleski said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have been informed by the government that he is not a target of any investigation being conducted by the Southern District of New York, and he expects to cooperate fully with the government,&rdquo; they said.<\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/12\/nyregion\/edward-caban-resigns-nypd-commissioner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> said the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Internal Revenue Service are focusing on James Caban, the outgoing commissioner&rsquo;s twin brother.<\/p>\n<p>James Caban, who was fired from the NYPD in 2001, operates a nightclub security business. James Caban&rsquo;s phone was seized in last week&rsquo;s raids, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Post report said that NYPD Chief of Staff Raul Pintos and two commanders of precincts in Manhattan and Queens also had their phones examined in an investigation sources told the Post &ldquo;travels all the way down to rank-and-file street cops.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Politico noted that the September 5 raids included the Manhattan residence of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who shares her home with Schools Chancellor David Banks. Additionally, the Queens home of Banks&#8217;s brother, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks, was also searched. The New York Post reported that Terence Banks, another brother and a lobbyist previously associated with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was also involved in the investigation. Furthermore, Timothy Pearson, an aide to Adams, had his phones subpoenaed according to unnamed sources cited by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>ABC reported that Caban addressed NYPD personnel on Thursday regarding his resignation. He stated: &#8220;My complete focus has always been on the NYPD\u2014the department and people I love and have dedicated over 30 years of service to. However, recent developments have created a distraction for our department&#8230; I have made the difficult decision to resign as Police Commissioner for the good of this city and this department.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>City Councilman Robert Holden expressed that Caban needed to step down following the raid on his home because it cast a negative light on the police force. Although reports indicate that Caban has not been charged or implicated in any wrongdoing related to the federal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In a streamed statement from Gracie Mansion\u2014where he is quarantining due to COVID\u2014Mayor Adams confirmed he accepted Caban&#8217;s resignation and wished him well.<\/p>\n<p>Caban\u2019s attorneys stated he is not a target of any ongoing investigations by federal authorities and intends to cooperate fully with them. According to The New York Times, investigators are focusing on James Caban\u2014Edward\u2019s twin brother\u2014who runs a nightclub security business after being dismissed from NYPD in 2001; James\u2019s phone was seized during last week&#8217;s raids. Reports also indicated that other high-ranking members within NYPD had their phones examined as part of an investigation believed to extend down through lower ranks within the department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Caban-resigns.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4563,5591,6703],"class_list":["post-2340283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-commissioner","tag-fbi","tag-nypd"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Caban-resigns.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}