The town’s sheriff’s workplace in Queens was searched Thursday by the Division of Investigation as a part of a probe into Sheriff Anthony Miranda and his workplace’s dealing with of money seizures from unlawful pot photographs, sources informed The Publish.
The DOI seized physique digicam footage throughout its search of the Sheriff’s Workplace’s Lengthy Island Metropolis headquarters simply days after information of the investigation broke, in accordance with the sources.
The probe into the sheriff’s workplace facilities on allegations Miranda sought donations to the Nationwide Latino Officers Affiliation, of which he’s the chairman, by providing to show a blind eye to sure enforcement points, sources beforehand informed The Publish.
The DOI can also be wanting into whether or not the sheriff’s workplace, underneath Miranda’s management, improperly seized money from unlicensed pot outlets throughout crackdowns on the unlawful companies in latest months.
Sources mentioned Miranda has been in “panic mode” since he informed metropolis council members at a listening to final week he didn’t consider sheriff’s deputies had seized any money throughout the raids.
He claimed the vouchering course of for property seized has been designated with the NYPD.
“They’re those who voucher the property relying on the circumstances of the situation,” Miranda reportedly mentioned throughout final Tuesday’s listening to on the mayor’s enforcement of hashish legal guidelines. “They’ll both voucher it as safekeeping or they may voucher it as investigatory proof relying on the totally different circumstances.”
However union officers, who’ve feuded with Miranda, mentioned the sheriff’s statements concerning the vouchering course of “weren’t true” and deputy sheriffs have nonetheless been requested to voucher money and merchandise, the Each day Information reported.
The DOI declined to touch upon the investigation.
The Publish has additionally reached out to the sheriff’s workplace.
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