US EditionEx-NYPD commissioner accuses NYC mayor of ‘character assassination’ in $10 million defamation claim
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 20 – Thomas Donlon alleges retaliation and defamation after exposing corruption within NYPD leadership, filing a $10 million claim against Mayor Adams and officials for reputational harm.
- On Wednesday, former NYPD interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon filed a 251-page lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan, accusing Adams and his inner circle of operating a `criminal enterprise`.
- With this being the fifth suit in two weeks, the wave of litigation underscores mounting allegations of corruption under Mayor Eric Adams.
- The lawsuit alleges that Edward Caban forced Donlon's resignation for objecting to unqualified promotions, and accuses Caban of selling those promotions for $15,000.
- The administration responded that it upholds the highest standards for all city employees, with a spokesperson calling the accusations baseless and claiming Donlon was ineffective.
- With re-election on the line, the defamation claim adds to scrutiny of Mayor Eric Adams’s leadership as he campaigns against Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.
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Ex-NYPD Commissioner to File $10M Defamation Suit Against Mayor Adams
Former NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon on Monday filed notice of his intention to file a $10 million lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams and former Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard after they suggested in recent days that he suffered from cognitive issues while running the department. Since Wednesday, Sheppard, who served as Deputy Commissioner for Public Information under Donlon but has since left the department, told a number of media outlets t…
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Ex-NYPD commissioner accuses NYC mayor of 'character assassination' in $10 million defamation claim
New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10 million defamation claim against Mayor Eric Adams for questioning his mental fitness for the job.
Former interim NYPD commissioner Donlon files $10M notice he’ll sue Mayor Adams for defamation
Former NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon filed a $10 million notice of intent to sue the city Monday, alleging Mayor Adams and former NYPD spokesman Tarik Sheppard slandered him when they claimed without providing evidence Donlon was removed from the post because he was “mentally not fit,” a copy of the claim shows. Donlon, 71, filed a 251-page lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan Wednesday charging that Adams and top loyalists in the NYP…
Former NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon to sue Adams, ex-spokesman for $10M over claims he was too old and ‘mentally not fit’
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Former NYPD Commissioner Sues Mayor Eric Adams Over Police Corruption
Source: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office / Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office On Wednesday, a former commissioner for the New York Police Department (NYPD) filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams and several NYPD officials, alleging corruption within the nation’s largest police department. According to the New York Times, former interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that during his brief time in the role, he “u…
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