U.S. Prosecutors to Seek Charges Against Kerik
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and RUSS BUETTNER
New York Times
Federal prosecutors are scheduled to seek a grand jury indictment on Thursday of Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, on a list of charges that include tax fraud, corruption and conspiracy counts, according to people who have been briefed on the case.
The grand jury, sitting in Westchester, N.Y., has been hearing evidence about Mr. Kerik for about a year as part of a broad federal inquiry into a variety of allegations, including his acceptance of $165,000 in renovations from a contractor who was seeking a city license.
Prosecutors are also seeking to charge Mr. Kerik with failing to report as income more than $200,000 in rent that is alleged to have been paid on his behalf to use a luxury Upper East Side apartment where he lived with his family around the time he left his city post, the people who were briefed said. Investigators have not suggested that Mr. Kerik’s benefactor, Steve Witkoff, a commercial real estate developer, was involved in any wrongdoing.
Any indictment would remain sealed until Friday, when Mr. Kerik would be arraigned in United States District Court in White Plains, N.Y., the people who were briefed said.
Criminal charges could complicate the Republican presidential campaign of former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Kerik’s friend, patron and former business partner, whose mentorship was partly responsible for Mr. Kerik’s sharp ascent into positions of public prominence. Mr. Giuliani declined comment through a spokeswoman today but has said he is not worried about the impact such a case might have on his campaign.
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New York Times
Federal prosecutors are scheduled to seek a grand jury indictment on Thursday of Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, on a list of charges that include tax fraud, corruption and conspiracy counts, according to people who have been briefed on the case.
The grand jury, sitting in Westchester, N.Y., has been hearing evidence about Mr. Kerik for about a year as part of a broad federal inquiry into a variety of allegations, including his acceptance of $165,000 in renovations from a contractor who was seeking a city license.
Prosecutors are also seeking to charge Mr. Kerik with failing to report as income more than $200,000 in rent that is alleged to have been paid on his behalf to use a luxury Upper East Side apartment where he lived with his family around the time he left his city post, the people who were briefed said. Investigators have not suggested that Mr. Kerik’s benefactor, Steve Witkoff, a commercial real estate developer, was involved in any wrongdoing.
Any indictment would remain sealed until Friday, when Mr. Kerik would be arraigned in United States District Court in White Plains, N.Y., the people who were briefed said.
Criminal charges could complicate the Republican presidential campaign of former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Kerik’s friend, patron and former business partner, whose mentorship was partly responsible for Mr. Kerik’s sharp ascent into positions of public prominence. Mr. Giuliani declined comment through a spokeswoman today but has said he is not worried about the impact such a case might have on his campaign.
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