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Mayor de Blasio Backs NYCHA’s Hiring of Louima Case Cop

by Yoav Gonen and Greg B. Smith Dec. 5, 2019, 5:31 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday defended the Housing Authority’s decision to hire a disgraced ex-cop convicted of lying about his role in the Abner Louima police brutality case, saying the former officer paid […]

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Louima Cop Back on Public Payroll as a NYCHA Carpenter

by Greg B. Smith Dec. 4, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Additional reporting by Clifford Michel Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. A disgraced ex-cop convicted for lying about his role in one of the most notorious acts of police brutality in NYPD history is back on the public payroll — […]

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