NYPD cops arrested over alleged role in prostitution and gambling ring

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Source: New York Daily News

A crew of unscrupulous cops was thrown behind bars Wednesday for protecting a prostitution and gambling ring — where the officers, in some cases, received sex and massages for their invaluable assistance, authorities said.

Three sergeants, two detectives and two police officers were arrested and stripped of their guns and shields after they were taken in for questioning by the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau. Two other detectives were not criminally charged, but were placed on modified duty and forced to turn in their weapons and badges. They are expected to face departmental charges.

More than a dozen other cops are being investigated and could face internal charges later. Sources said a large chunk of the investigation centered around the Brooklyn South Narcotics Squad.

Internal Affairs swarmed the Squad's offices Wednesday and immediately put the entire building on lockdown as they collected evidence, a source with knowledge of the case said. Everyone inside had to surrender any of their cellphones and electronic devices. "They came in like a SWAT team," the source said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-cops-prostitution-ring-20180912-story.html

[Algernon Moncrieff]

1. This will make a fun episode of Blue Bloods

[LiberalFighter]

4. Tom Selleck will be the one protecting the ring.

[EarthFirst]

2. The NYPD Seven-Five... nt

[Equinox Moon]

3. Legalize Prostitution

[Algernon Moncrieff]

7. Since you brought it up, riddle me this, Batman

In Scandinavia (I am not making this up) there are now "brothels" that exclusively employ realistic sex robots.

Would this actually be illegal? No human is actually selling sex, and machines for amusement as a business are generally considered to be an arcade.

Just wondering if you had an opinion.

[Equinox Moon]

10. wow. This is interesting.

Can you even imagine our congress trying to pass laws about this "industry".



IMO, why would it be anything other than legal?

[LiberalFighter]

5. New York's finest.

[Power 2 the People]

6. +1

[appalachiablue]

8. You got it

#BlueMassagesMatter

[Stuart G]

9. Has happened before, and will happen again..

In the early 60s there was a scandal in the Chicago Police Department
In the early 70s there was a scandal in the New York Police Department. There was a movie made about that..Serpico. The officer who exposed that one.

So, 48 years later...back to square 1.

[Takket]

11. if they just stuck to murdering people for selling cigarettes they wouldn't have a problem