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Police Union Boss Charged With Misconduct For Bigoted Tweets And Abuse Of Authority

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AdvertisementThe NYPD's civilian watchdog agency has substantiated misconduct charges for the first time against Sergeant Ed Mullins, the head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, for making bigoted and profane statements on Twitter and for posting the arrest record of Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter last year.The from the Civilian Complain Review Board against the active-duty police sergeant were and confirmed to Gothamist by a source familiar with the investigation.Two of the three charges referred to the NYPD were for offensive language; one stemmed from Mullins calling Bronx Councilmember Ritchie Torries a "first-class whore" in September in a now-deleted tweet; the other from May, when Mullins former Health Department Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot a "bitch," after Barbot allegedly got into an argument with NYPD leadership during the early months of the pandemic.The third charge is for abuse of authority after Mullins , who was one of during the George Floyd protests, when the city was under an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by her father.Torres, who is now a member of Congress, referred us to his Twitter account for a statement.Ed Mullins, the Marjorie Taylor Greene of NYC politics, should be fired. A man who embraces dangerous conspiracy theories like QAnon and who traffics in racism, homophobia, and mysogyny has no business being subsidized by the taxpayers of NYC. — Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres)Great meeting at the White House today. The Trump administration is very aware of the plight of police officers in NYC and is closely monitoring the situation. has our backs!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 — SBA (@SBANYPD)This is the first time Mullins has had complaints substantiated against him, to show misconduct occurred. The new complaints add to a total of 11 filed against Mullins throughout his career for alleged misconduct, according to the . The complaints fell under several categories that included Abuse of Authority, Discourtesy, and Force. All of his previous complaints were either .The CCRB declined to comment. The Mayor's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Mullins has a long history of saying offensive things from the SBA's Twitter account, which he controls.He has said that suggested that college students who protest police are , and emailed a racist video to the SBA's 13,000 members that compared Black people to "monsters" and public housing to a "war zone." (Mullins to not have watched the video, despite noting in the email that it was "the best video I've ever seen.")Almost a year ago, the NYPD Mullins for saying that he was declaring "war" against de Blasio.The NYPD declined to comment on the CCRB's investigation, but said that the department's would apply to the case. According to the matrix, each of the three charges carry a punishment of up to 20 days of lost employment. The matrix is not binding, because the NYPD Commissioner still holds final disciplinary authority (the City Council that would strip away this power.)NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea has vowed to abide by the matrix, and explain any deviations in writing.Mullins, whose taxpayer-funded salary was $133,195 in 2020, did not respond to a text message. But the SBA's Twitter account made several tweets that appeared to reference the charges.Crime is skyrocketing throughout our City. The PC and his Team are more worried about patches and a Union Leader ? Obviously the Circus is in Town. “ITS ON ! “ — SBA (@SBANYPD) Surprise, surprise! Let’s Roll ! — SBA (@SBANYPD)New Yorkers are being thrown under the subway cars, shot and stabbed at record numbers and these clowns want to attack a Labor Leader for protecting it members. We are at war !!! Let’s get it on ! — SBA (@SBANYPD)Do you know the scoop?below orWe rely on your support to make local news available to all."It puts more of a burden on New York — puts more of a burden on 49 other states."Read More In:

AdvertisementThe NYPD's civilian watchdog agency has substantiated misconduct charges for the first time against Sergeant Ed Mullins, the head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, for making bigoted and profane statements on Twitter and for posting the arrest record of Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter last year.The from the Civilian Complain Review Board against the active-duty police sergeant were and confirmed to Gothamist by a source familiar with the investigation.Two of the three charges referred to the NYPD were for offensive language; one stemmed from Mullins calling Bronx...

Police Union Boss Charged With Misconduct For Bigoted Tweets And Abuse Of Authority

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