Brooklyn Bar Owner Accuses Ex-Commissioner’s Twin of Extortion Amid Federal Corruption Probe

A Tech Company Hired a Top NYC Official's Brother. A Private Meeting and $1.4M in Contracts Followed

NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the 2022 school year, the education technology company 21stCentEd was seeking to expand its presence in New York City's public schools. So they turned to a man, Terence Banks, whose new consulting firm promised to connect clients with top government stakeholders.

Bar Owner Claims Ex-Police Commish Caban's Brother Tried to 'Extort' Him, NYC Cops Investigated

Commissioner Edward Caban, James Caban, and NYPD Detective Dennis Rodriguez, 2015. (Source: james.caban.7/Facebook) Manhattan bar owner, Shamel Kelly, accused James Caban, brother of former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, of attempting to extort him by demanding money in exchange for business favors. Kelly’s accusation comes amid a broader investigation into the NYPD’s nightlife unit, with federal investigators issuing subpoenas as part of a wid…

New York bar owner says disgraced former NYPD commish James Caban’s brother tried to extort him for police protection: report

A New York bar owner has claimed that the brother of disgraced former Police Commissioner Edward Caban attempted to "extort" him when he sought help from the NYPD last year, according to a report from the New York Post. Shamel Kelly said that he was at one time introduced to the commissioner's brother, James Caban, by a staffer at New York City Hall. The staffer was fired on Wednesday after Kelly's allegations about extortion.

Bar owner says ex-police commish Edward Caban’s brother James tried to ‘extort’ him, nightlife cops subpoenaed

Federal investigators subpoenaed phones from a group of NYPD lieutenants responsible for fielding complaints about bars in an ever-widening probe into a scheme that allegedly involved the brother of Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who resigned Friday, The Post has learned.

A Tech Company Hired a Top NYC Official's Brother. A Private Meeting and $1.4M in Contracts Followed - The National Herald

A tech company hired a top NYC official's brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followed

A consulting firm run by the brother of two top New York City officials is facing federal scrutiny over his work on behalf of companies that were seeking city contracts. Terence Banks is the brother of the city's schools chancellor and deputy mayor for public safety. He started the firm in 2022 while working as a transit system supervisor. Good government groups say the arrangement raises questions about lobbying violations. An attorney for Tere…