Inspector General: NYPD Skirted Rules for Surveillance
The New York Police Department chronically skirted rules intended to protect political groups from unwarranted government surveillance while investigating Muslims, the city's independent police monitor said in a report released Tuesday.
The audit, conducted by Inspector General Philip Eure, found that while the NYPD's Intelligence Division had valid reasons to launch investigations, it frequently extended them past court-mandated deadlines without proper authorization.
In 100 percent of the cases reviewed by the inspector general, the department also didn't adequately explain why it was extending investigations that hadn't turned up evidence of unlawful activity.
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