NEW YORK -New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban is resigning, ABC said on Thursday, citing multiple unnamed officials, a week after FBI agents seized his phone as part of multiple federal corruption investigations that have entangled senior city administration officials.
Caban, appointed in July 2023, was the first Hispanic to hold the post in the history of the New York Police Department, the largest police force in the U.S.
The NYPD and City Hall did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Last week, federal investigators seized cellphones belonging to Caban and his twin brother James Caban, a former police officer who was fired from the department in 2021, according to The City, a local news outlet. The commissioner faced mounting calls to resign.
Agents also seized phones and searched the homes of several other high-ranking officials and advisers in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. In November, FBI agents seized electronic devices belonging to Adams.
No one has been charged with wrongdoing. Adams, a former police captain who became mayor in 2022, has said he is cooperating with all investigations and has instructed his officials to do the same.
Federal prosecutors at the U.S. attorney’s offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn are overseeing four separate corruption investigations involving senior officials in the Adams administration, according to The City. They have declined to comment on the raids and ongoing investigations.
