Three former NYPD officers pleaded guilty to their roles in a bribery scheme in which they directed damaged vehicles from accident scenes to a specific tow truck and auto repair business in exchange for thousands of dollars in cash payments between September 2016 and June 2017, according to the DOJ Eastern District of New York. The officers bypassed the department's Directed Accident Response Program to steer business to the paying company.
Operator takeaway
Three NYPD officers pleaded guilty — guilty pleas in federal towing bribery cases produce cooperation agreements that expose every other participant in the scheme.