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January 23, 2006
Cop 'appreciation party' under investigation
New York State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett and Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois were among scores of law enforcement officers to attend a so-called "appreciation party" in New York City last year that's now reportedly the subject of an internal probe by the New York City Police Department.
The party, which featured free dinner and drinks at Manhattan's Prime Grill, was hosted by Abe Friedman, an orthodox Jewish leader from the South Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
It's now being investigated by the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau, according a report in Tuesday's Daily News. Among the issues in question is whether select cops "won" electronic devices in rigged raffles.
But both Bennett and DuBois, who confirmed they attended the dinner, deny taking part in any raffle.
"He did not receive any gifts or anything that wasn't given out improperly," state police Lt. Glenn Miner said on Bennett's behalf. "It was purely a social event. The people who were hosting the party were people that he's been friends with for quite some time."
Undersheriff Kenneth Jones also attended the party. He, too, has long been friends with the Friedman family, which has roots in Kiryas Joel. DuBois said he attended the party to strengthen relations with that Orange County village of nearly 18,000. Friedman, he said, is an NYPD liaison to the orthodox community.
"That's how it was explained to me, as an NYPD function," DuBois said. "If it was something different, then it was misrepresented to me."
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/01/23/news-talk23-01-23.html
Cop 'appreciation party' under investigation
New York State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett and Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois were among scores of law enforcement officers to attend a so-called "appreciation party" in New York City last year that's now reportedly the subject of an internal probe by the New York City Police Department.
The party, which featured free dinner and drinks at Manhattan's Prime Grill, was hosted by Abe Friedman, an orthodox Jewish leader from the South Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
It's now being investigated by the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau, according a report in Tuesday's Daily News. Among the issues in question is whether select cops "won" electronic devices in rigged raffles.
But both Bennett and DuBois, who confirmed they attended the dinner, deny taking part in any raffle.
"He did not receive any gifts or anything that wasn't given out improperly," state police Lt. Glenn Miner said on Bennett's behalf. "It was purely a social event. The people who were hosting the party were people that he's been friends with for quite some time."
Undersheriff Kenneth Jones also attended the party. He, too, has long been friends with the Friedman family, which has roots in Kiryas Joel. DuBois said he attended the party to strengthen relations with that Orange County village of nearly 18,000. Friedman, he said, is an NYPD liaison to the orthodox community.
"That's how it was explained to me, as an NYPD function," DuBois said. "If it was something different, then it was misrepresented to me."
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/01/23/news-talk23-01-23.html