BY SAL GRECOWhen former NYPD Chief of Department John Chell defended his lucrative accident disability retirement by saying, “The system is the system. I didn’t make up the system,” he may have inadvertently summarized the central problem now identified by New York City’s own Department of Investigation.DOI released a sweeping report Tuesday examining the New York City Police Pension Fund’s administration of …
From $2 Gas to $4+ Gas: What Actually Happened to American Fuel Prices?
BY SAL GRECOGasoline has again become a major economic issue for American households. But comparing prices under Donald Trump’s first presidency, Joe Biden’s presidency and Trump’s second term requires separating presidential policy from events that presidents do not directly control—COVID, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global oil production, refinery capacity and, most recently, the continuing conflict with …
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ACCOUNTABILITY DEMANDED : THE NYPD FAILED ONE OF ITS OWN
BY SAL GRECOA 28-year NYPD veteran was allegedly unaccounted for after becoming ill. Now questions about AWOL procedures, conflicting explanations, supervisory accountability and the treatment of his funeral are drawing scrutiny.The death of NYPD Police Officer Jeffrey Lamont Struggs, a 28-year veteran assigned to Brooklyn’s 79th Precinct, is raising serious questions about what his command knew, when it knew …
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THE $10 MILLION QUESTION: HOPE FLORIDA, DESANTIS AND THE SCANDAL THAT REFUSES TO DIE
BY SAL GRECOThere is an old saying about getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar.In American politics, however, the more troubling question increasingly seems to be: What happens when everybody’s hand is somewhere near the jar, but nobody can—or will—say whose hand actually took the cookies?That question hung over our discussion on Episode 224 of The Sal Greco Show, after a sealed Florida grand …
The Lawsuits Keep Piling Up: What NYPD Litigation Is Costing New Yorkers — and Who Can Stop It
BY SAL GRECOFor New York City taxpayers, lawsuits involving the NYPD are not abstract legal disputes. Every claim that turns into years of discovery, depositions, motions, outside counsel, judgments and settlements ultimately creates a financial exposure for the City.And the numbers are substantial.According to the NYC Comptroller, NYPD tort claims produced $239.1 million in settlement and judgment …
Jeffrey Maddrey Decertified: When a “Good Guy Letter” Becomes a Weapon
BY SAL GRECOFormer NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey has now surfaced on New York State’s police decertification list. But beyond Maddrey himself, his case raises a much larger question: How much power should a police department have to permanently damage an officer’s post-NYPD life through an administrative determination — particularly when there has been no criminal conviction?For more than a year …
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