Three former officials of the Nassau County Police Department have been indicted on multiple corruption charges as the result of an investigation by the Long Island Press.
The paper’s investigative work was so consequential that The New York Times gave a rare outbound link in its account of the indictment:
The Nassau County district attorney, Kathleen Rice, said the charges stemmed from an investigation that began after a March 2011 article in The Long Island Press about a burglary at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore on May 19, 2009. The article focused on the special status given to contributors to the police foundation, who were given photo ID cards that critics suggested were a way for them to get preferential treatment if ever stopped by the police.
“Several thousand dollars worth of computer equipment was stolen from a local high school,” explained editor Michael Patrick Nelson. “[Our story] exposed how the subsequent criminal investigation was squashed due to the alleged perpetrator being the son of a wealthy police department donor.”
The three accused ex-officers (two of which resigned last week) face charges of official misconduct and conspiracy. The department’s former third-highest ranking official has been charged with felony misconduct.
The piece that started it all – “Membership Has Its Privileges: Is Nassau County Police Department Selling Preferential Treatment?” – was the first installment of a five-part investigative series by Shelly Feuer Domash and Christopher Twarowski into the department’s relationship with the nonprofit Nassau County Police Department Foundation.
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“What About Darryl Woody!” (Exclamation point intended!). Darryl Woody’s death on January 3, 2011 was covered-up as a suicide by hanging; captured on video surveillance camera monitoring recordings by NUMC & by a wire feed to NCCC. Darryl was place on 1to1 24 hour Constant Guard, Suicide Supervision at NUMC with a jail guard sitting outside Darryl’s cell location (333) 6ft away (supposedly) supervising Darryl. NYSCOC Fina, report said that Darryl Woody’s catholic was caused by ‘Gross Negligence’ & ‘Gross Incompetence’ by NCCC Jail guards & two doctors at NUMC. NCCC blamed NUMC, NUMC blamed NCCC; both colluded & conspired to criminally omit three videos from Darryl Woody’s Homicide Investigation/Probe! Three (3) damaging videos that were not disclosed during Woody’s family’s Discovery Hearings in their 12 year, still pending $140 million Wrongful Death Civil Lawsuit case (017721/2011) filed against Nassau County, NCPD, NCCC NUMC. & NYS! Videos don’t lie!