Adams Delays Appointment of Ex-Police Official Amid Ethics Concerns
The New York Times
Philip Banks III, who left the Police Department while under federal investigation, was expected to become deputy mayor for public safety.
As Mayor-elect Eric Adams sought to fill the top law enforcement posts certain to be crucial to his administration, he relied heavily on a single influence: a former top police chief who abruptly retired from the department while under federal investigation in 2014.
The former chief, Philip Banks III, oversaw the selection process, interviewed candidates and recommended who should manage the city’s patrol precincts and its jails.
But now Mr. Banks’s own appointment seems to be in limbo.
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