Matthew Pontillo
Former NYPD chiefs accuse Mayor Adams of corruption, cronyism in explosive lawsuits
A series of explosive lawsuits filed Monday by four former senior NYPD officials accuse New York City Mayor Eric Adams and top police brass of orchestrating a web of cronyism, retaliation, and pay-to-play promotions within the country’s largest police force. Among the plaintiffs is James Essig, once the NYPD’s chief of detectives, who, along with…