Corruption

NYPD: Crooked Cops Protected Prostitution and Gambling Ring

Seven NYPD officers were arrested Wednesday after a three-year undercover investigation into their role in a low-level prostitution and gambling ring with tentacles in Brooklyn and Queens, according to multiple law enforcement officials.

The officers allegedly provided protection and other services, according to multiple law-enforcement sources. The Daily News reported that in some cases officers “received sex and massages” for their assistance.

A senior law-enforcement official told the Beast that those arrested include two detectives, two police officers, and three sergeants, along with roughly 40 civilians. The civilians include a retired detective who had worked on the NYPD’s vice squad and was described by one source as being a leader of the group. It was not clear what charges the officers will face.

All seven officers have been placed on desk duty and stripped of their guns and badges until the investigation is complete, sources said. Two additional detectives were not arrested but have been placed on desk duty as part of the probe.