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FBI Investigates Businessmen With Ties to de Blasio, Top NYPD Officials
Nearly two dozen police officials have been questioned by the FBI in recent weeks as part of a federal investigation into two businessmen with ties to Mayor de Blasio and several senior members of the police department.
The potential violations include breaking federal criminal, the city's conflicts-of-interest rules, and the Police Department's own administrative codes.
William Rashbaum, New York Times reporter, and Al Baker, New York Times police bureau chief, delivered updates on the story.