The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau and federal investigators raided the home of disgraced former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey Thursday — as a criminal investigation into accusations he swapped sex for overtime was launched, officials said.
Search warrants were also executed in “other locations” as the NYPD officially suspended Maddrey, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement.
Maddrey abruptly resigned and put in his retirement papers on Dec. 20 after bombshell allegations were made by NYPD Lt. Quathisha Epps.
She claimed Maddrey, the highest ranking uniformed member of the department, had sexually harassed her and forced her to perform “unwanted sexual favors” in return for overtime pay.
“At my direction, the Internal Affairs Bureau of the New York City Police Department is working with law enforcement authorities to investigate allegations against former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey,” Tisch wrote. “Maddrey was suspended from the department this morning as law enforcement agents executed search warrants at several locations, including his residence.”
Any NYPD officer who retires technically “stays on the books” for 30 days and can be suspended if its been determined he’s violated department rules or committed a criminal act.
A Daily News report published in November named Epps as the highest-paid member of the NYPD, raking in $406,515 — well above the $285,313 former Commissioner Edward Caban made in fiscal year 2024.
In her complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Epps alleged Maddrey repeatedly demanded sex in exchange for her getting overtime hours and that when the lieutenant began to reject Maddrey’s advances he retaliated by adding her name to a much-scrutinized internal list of the department’s top overtime earners.
Upon Maddrey’s departure, Tisch began a “top to bottom” review of the department, particularly when it comes to how overtime is filed and approved, Mayor Adams said Tuesday.
Tisch also replaced a large section of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, including the head of the department, which would have been responsible for investigating any claims against Maddrey.
As the shake ups continue, Deputy Chief Paul Saraceno, the commanding officer of the Chief of Department’s office and considered Maddrey’s second in command, was placed on modified assignment Tuesday afternoon.
On New Year’s Eve, John Chell was sworn in as the NYPD’s new Chief of Department.
An email to Maddrey’s attorney, Lambros Lambrou, for comment was not immediately returned
“At this time we have no comment,” Epps attorney Eric Sanders said when reached Thursday morning.