Federal authorities raided the home of acting NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon on Friday, just over a week after his predecessor, Edward Caban, resigned following an FBI raid on his residence.
Donlon acknowledged the search in a brief statement released by the department late Saturday night — saying authorities “took documents that came into my possession 20 years ago and are completely unrelated to my work with the New York City Police Department.”
He added that the department would not comment further because it was not an NYPD matter.
Donlon, who was pulled out of retirement from federal law enforcement to become the city’s top cop, did not specify which federal agency searched his home.
Sources told the Post that authorities were investigating whether he took classified documents while working for the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.
The feds are sending a message to Mayor Eric Adams that “no one is safe” as several members of his administration and inner circle are under investigation, another source said.
“As we have said repeatedly, we expect all team members to fully comply with any law enforcement investigation,” City Hall spokesman Fabian Levy said.
A law enforcement source told the Post that the feds are sending a message to Mayor Eric Adams that “no one is safe” as several members of his administration and inner circle are under investigation.
Adams picked Donlon, an NYPD outsider, to take over as acting New York City commissioner on September 12 after Caban, a 30-year NYPD veteran, abruptly resigned amid a federal investigation..
Electronic devices were seized by federal agents from the homes of Caban and other city officials as part of what sources described as a broad corruption investigation involving potential influence peddling.
Caban cited the media frenzy surrounding the investigation, as well as an investigation into his twin brother, as a “distraction” for the department in his resignation letter.
Others in Adams’ inner circle also caught in the federal net include Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, former NYPD chief Tim Pearson, Schools Chancellor David Banks and their brother Terence Banks, and First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright.
On Friday, the city’s head of asylum services, Molly Schaefer, was subpoenaed by federal authorities as part of the Pearson investigation.
Donlon, a Bronx native, has a long resume in law enforcement at the local, state, federal and international levels.
The 57-year-old previously served as director of the New York Bureau of Homeland Security, leading the FBI’s National Threat Assessment Center and the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force.
When he accepted the role of interim commissioner, Donlon pledged to “maintain the highest standards of integrity and transparency and to support our dedicated officers who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe.”
Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy
