Three former NYPD officers plead guilty to bribery
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Three former New York Police Department officers have pleaded guilty in two bribery schemes, the Department of Justice said in a press release Thursday. Robert Hassett, Heather Busch and Robert Smith all acknowledged their roles in the "Tow Truck Scheme," in which they were paid to direct damaged vehicles to a certain tow truck company, and the "Victim Database Scheme," in which they sold crash victims' personal information.
On Thursday, Hassett became the third officer involved in the schemes to plead guilty, admitting to investigators his role in accepting bribes between 2016 and 2017 and 2019 to 2020, the press release said.
Busch pleaded guilty on August 5 and Smith pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Both Busch and Smith admitted to investigators that they accepted multiple forms of bribes, the press release said. Smith also admitted to attempting to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin.
