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New York officer linked to corruption probe dies in apparent suicide
Source: Reuters
World | Fri May 13, 2016 5:22pm EDT
New York officer linked to corruption probe dies in apparent suicide
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX
A high-ranking New York City police officer who was reportedly questioned as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe took his own life on Friday, police said.
Inspector Michael Ameri was found dead inside his vehicle with an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound" in Babylon, a town on Long Island in New York, according to a statement from the city's police department.
Several local news outlets reported that Ameri had been interviewed as part of an ongoing investigation into whether senior police officers accepted gifts and travel from businessmen in exchange for official favors.
Investigators from several agencies are pursuing a number of interconnected strands, including aspects of Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising activities.
De Blasio has said he and his administration have not committed any wrongdoing and are cooperating with authorities. His office has received subpoenas from both state and federal prosecutors, and the counsel to the state Board of Elections recommended in January that prosecutors look into possible violations in connection with his fundraising efforts on behalf of state Senate Democrats in 2014.
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New York officer linked to corruption probe dies in apparent suicide
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX
A high-ranking New York City police officer who was reportedly questioned as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe took his own life on Friday, police said.
Inspector Michael Ameri was found dead inside his vehicle with an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound" in Babylon, a town on Long Island in New York, according to a statement from the city's police department.
Several local news outlets reported that Ameri had been interviewed as part of an ongoing investigation into whether senior police officers accepted gifts and travel from businessmen in exchange for official favors.
Investigators from several agencies are pursuing a number of interconnected strands, including aspects of Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising activities.
De Blasio has said he and his administration have not committed any wrongdoing and are cooperating with authorities. His office has received subpoenas from both state and federal prosecutors, and the counsel to the state Board of Elections recommended in January that prosecutors look into possible violations in connection with his fundraising efforts on behalf of state Senate Democrats in 2014.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-corruption-suicide-idUSKCN0Y42JI
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