The FBI raided the New York City Police Department’s Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) union headquarters Tuesday in Manhattan, according to the New York Daily News.
The FBI was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the SBA, an FBI spokesperson confirmed, according to the New York Daily News.
BREAKING | Feds descend on offices of NYPD sergeants union
While the details of the investigation were not revealed, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed the agency was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation.”https://t.co/69vdFCxFf0
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The FBI also raided the home of SBA President Ed Mullins, according to ABC 7 New York.
Mullins has been an outspoken critic of the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Daily News reported. (RELATED: NYC Police Union Head Blasts De Blasio For Opposing Trump Immigration Rules)
“A lot of what he’s done has been really, really destructive — especially in the middle of a crisis where we’re trying to unify and we’re trying to get through together. I think he’s been a divisive voice … All I hear is the FBI raid. I want to hear the details before I comment further,” de Blasio said Tuesday when asked about the raid, reported the Daily News.
The union represents 13,000 members and is the fifth-largest police union in the country according to the organization’s website.