Source: New York Post
Long Island cops who have admitted to misconduct were allowed to stay on the job and rake six-figure salaries — ending their employment only after reaching full pension eligibility, a new report said. Since 2011, at least seven settlement agreements between Suffolk County and accused crooked cops have been reached, costing taxpayers $7 million and allowing officers who admitted to wrongdoing stay employed just long enough to reach their 20 years of service, which is when they would receive their pension eligibility, according to Newsday. Mike Martino, a spokesperson for Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, said the deals were cut under prior Exec Steve Bellone, who served the office from 2012 to 2023, and former police chief Rodney Harrison — who told the outlet that he never signed off on any such agreements despite his signature being on the paper.
