Three NYPD execs drawing both pensions, salaries: payroll review

Three prime NYPD execs are gathering hefty pensions from their time on the pressure along with six-figure salaries for his or her present civilian roles — together with the person tasked with retaining cops trustworthy, Inner Affairs boss Joseph Reznick, a Submit overview has discovered.

And regardless of carrying the lofty title, the trio isn’t even technically deputy commissioners by the letter of the Metropolis Constitution, which the division has apparently flouted for years to swell its well-compensated govt ranks.

The Submit uncovered the twin incomes of Reznick, Deputy Commissioner of Labor Relations John Beirne and Deputy Commissioner for Worker Relations Robert Ganley via a overview of payroll and pension information — simply weeks after solely reporting that former NYPD Chief of Division Terence Monahan was also double-dipping in his new Metropolis Corridor gig.

Reznick, 70, began pulling in a $177,825.72 annual pension 19 months after altering titles from chief of inside affairs to deputy commissioner of inside affairs in March 2014, in accordance with public knowledge and pension information obtained via the state Freedom of Data Regulation. 

Public payroll information present that that’s on prime of a present $241,116 wage for Reznick, whose tumultuous tenure has just lately included using controversial facial recognition software to determine cops caught ingesting en path to a slain colleague’s funeral, and overseeing the questionable use of subpoenas in inside probes to acquire reporters’ information.

The now-civilian IAB head brags in his LinkedIn profile how his put up was particularly created for him “on account of a ridiculous restricted age requirement” capping uniformed service at 63.

“This new title mainly permits me to work in my present task with no ‘age restrict’ utilized,” wrote Reznick.

However the title change additionally allowed Reznick to gather each his pension and wage in 2016, regardless of persevering with to work in an an identical position — which, according to a department profile, prioritizes “preserving integrity … and preventing corruption inside the NYPD.”

Requested in regards to the double-dipping, NYPD spokesman John Miller praised Reznick as “probably the most proficient investigators” within the division.

“Having the chief who’s thought to be probably the most skilled investigator within the govt ranks head inside merely underscores the division’s dedication to making sure we conduct probably the most in depth investigations in the case of policing our personal,” Miller mentioned.

Former NYPD Commissioner Invoice Bratton, who appointed Reznick, didn’t return telephone calls searching for remark.

Along with Reznick, the 83-year-old Beirne and Ganley, 67, each accumulate two paychecks. 

Presently, Beirne pulls in a $241,116 wage and has taken dwelling a further $110,195 for his pension every year since 2001, information present. 

Ganley began gathering a $127,541 annual pension in 2019, 14 months after being appointed, and presently makes a $245,438 annual wage.

Miller applauded the three males, saying that they may have left for “extra profitable” gigs within the personal sector, however determined “to stay [in public service] on the request of a number of police commissioners due to their distinctive skills and skills.”

“[They], beneath the civil service regulation, are entitled to the pensions that they earned,” he mentioned.

No approval from the town or state was required for the double earnings, since every man turned 65 the 12 months he began drawing his pension, in accordance with a spokesman for the Division of Citywide Administrative Providers — though they have been nonetheless working for a similar company. 

The double-dipping rubbed some division insiders the improper means.

“I used to be beneath the impression that your pension was suspended when you have been employed in these roles,” one “livid” police supply informed The Submit.

One other insider known as the double pay “loopy” — however mentioned that they weren’t stunned.  

“There [are] at all times secret offers made right here,” the supply mentioned.

Particulars of Reznick’s appointment additionally revealed the artistic book-keeping approach the NYPD has used for years so as to add to its higher ranks because it sees match.

The division appeared to have the ability to shift Reznick to a civilian put up by categorizing his position within the metropolis payroll system not as deputy commissioner — as he’s publicly referred to — however as director of inside affairs, in accordance with information obtained from DCAS via the Freedom of Data Regulation. 

Underneath the Metropolis Constitution, “The [NYPD] commissioner shall have the ability to nominate and at pleasure take away seven deputies, one to be generally known as first deputy commissioner.” 

However presently, the division’s govt staff consists of 17 “deputy commissioners” together with Reznick, Beirne and Ganley, a few of them among the many most generously compensated staff within the NYPD.

The DCAS information checklist solely 5 individuals as deputy commissioners — Miller, Ben Tucker, Chauncey Parker, Richard Esposito and Rosemarie Maldonado — whereas the opposite 12 have titles equivalent to govt company counsel, administrative public info specialist and administrative workers analyst. 

The revelation that a number of the police execs are publicly known as deputy commissioners however truly past the Metropolis Constitution restrict left consultants questioning their authorized energy.

Former NYPD officer-turned-attorney Jack Jaskaran contended, for instance, that the excellence invalidates the tens of hundreds administrative subpoenas signed off on by Deputy Commissioner for Authorized Issues Decide Ernest Hart.

“Each single subpoena that his workplace ever issued has been invalid to start with,” mentioned Jaskaran. “Even internally when it’s getting used correctly for inside investigations.”

The division has argued that its subpoena energy, which operates with out judicial oversight, is codified within the Metropolis Administrative Code, which reads, “The commissioner, and his or her deputies might in correct instances difficulty subpoena duces tecum.”

Hart, although, is an govt company counsel, not a real deputy commissioner, in accordance with metropolis information.

“Solely a lawfully appointed deputy commissioner can difficulty subpoenas,” mentioned Jaskaran. “They don’t have the ability of the deputy commissioner, however they’re being known as that.”

The Submit revealed final 12 months that the NYPD has issued more than 200,000 subpoenas for knowledge and telephone information over the previous decade. 

In one of many inside probes, The Submit’s Police Bureau Chief Tina Moore had her Twitter data subpoenaed.

In one other case during which IAB cops have been trying to find the individual liable for leaking the mugshot of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., Every day Mail reporter Shawn Cohen’s telephone information have been turned over to the NYPD via a subpoena with out his data. 

The NYPD didn’t instantly reply inquiries in regards to the executives’ titles, the Metropolis Constitution limits or questions in regards to the execs’ energy, with Miller as a substitute suggesting that the titles have been irrelevant as long as the individuals holding them served the town.

“No matter their title, our NYPD executives are leaders who work tirelessly to offer protected neighborhoods for all New Yorkers,” he mentioned.