Federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey over accusations of sex crimes. Authorities raided his home early Thursday morning, Jan. 2.
Maddrey, New York’s former top cop, abruptly resigned last month after a subordinate filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accusing him of forcing her to perform unwanted sex acts in exchange for overtime pay.
Maddrey’s defense attorney said Maddrey acknowledged having a sexual relationship with the woman but insisted it was consensual and denied it involved an exchange for extra pay.
“[The subordinate] had a consensual, adult relationship, albeit for a short time with Jeff,” Lambros Lambrou, Maddrey’s attorney, said. “And we have tons of evidence by way of text messages, photographs, videos, phone records, and x-rated and racy videos and photographs from [her], who is a self-professed swinger. And we have all this evidence because she sent it to Chief Maddrey in her attempts to have him begin a relationship with her.”
A lawyer for the subordinate argued that Maddrey’s admission of a sexual relationship contradicted his earlier denial of “every aspect” of the allegations.
According to documents, the subordinate, a 19-year veteran of the department, earned just over $406,000, including more than 1,600 hours of overtime in fiscal year 2024, as reported by ABC 7 New York.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the allegations against the former chief.
In a statement, Tisch said in part: “Maddrey was suspended from the department this morning, as law enforcement agents executed search warrants at several locations, including his residence.”
