Adams, City Officials Beat Ex-NYPD Head’s Corruption Suit (1)

New York’s former interim police commissioner failed to advance a suit alleging ex-Mayor Eric Adams and other officials misused the NYPD to consolidate political power, obstruct justice, and stifle dissent.

Thomas Donlon failed to sufficiently state fraud and federal civil rights claims based on allegations that Adams allowed the city to operate as a criminal enterprise and terminated his employment in retaliation for speaking out about the alleged corruption, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said Wednesday.

He didn’t sufficiently allege that the defendants acted with a common purpose—a key element of his Racketeer Influenced ...