Breaking: NYPD Commissioner resigns amid federal investigation

The IRS and federal prosecutors are investigating Caban and his brother [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Edward Caban at a podium]( [NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigns amid federal investigation]( NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban announced in a letter to the department Thursday that he is resigning, one week after federal authorities seized his phone in connection with a probe investigating his twin brother’s business as a nightlife consultant, Gothamist has learned. Caban served just over one year on the job. He’s the second commissioner to resign during Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. The IRS and federal prosecutors in Manhattan are [investigating the commissioner and his twin brother]( James, who ran a business consulting for nightclubs and music venues. The investigation reportedly centers on whether bars and restaurants paid James Caban for favorable treatment from police. The probe comes in addition to investigations of other members of Adams’ inner circle, as well as Adams’ 2021 campaign. [Read More]( What You Need to Know - Mayor Adams' inner circle is facing multiple investigations. [Here's a timeline](. - Feds' raids into homes of Mayor Adams’ allies [leave City Hall in limbo]( [We Rely On Your Support]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.