Overview
- Federal and NYPD investigators executed search warrants across New York City on Wednesday at locations linked to former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and other senior officials as part of a joint SDNY, FBI and NYPD Internal Affairs criminal probe.
- The searches targeted former deputy commissioner Tarik Sheppard and James McCarthy, the commanding officer of Manhattan South, with McCarthy moved to modified desk duty and replaced by Assistant Chief Melissa Eger.
- Authorities have not announced arrests or criminal charges against the NYPD officials tied to the searches and say the investigation is ongoing.
- Separately on the same morning federal agents arrested former Adams aide Frank Carone in an EDNY bribery case that officials say is not believed to be related to the NYPD probe.
- The operation builds on prior scrutiny of NYPD leadership, Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s stated anti‑corruption agenda, and the fact that federal search warrants require a judge’s finding of probable cause which could lead to further action.