Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Ex-New York police chief Bernard Kerik gets four-year jail term for tax fraud
From The Times February 19, 2010 Ex-New York police chief Bernard Kerik gets four-year jail term for tax fraud
The former New York police chief who became a national hero after the September 11 terrorist attacks was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison. Bernard Kerik, the city’s only police commissioner to ever plead guilty to a crime, confessed to eight felonies, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials.
The sentencing marked a dramatic downfall for the son of a prostitute who began his career as a pony-tailed undercover officer and rose to become the head of America’s largest police department.
His career began to unravel when President Bush nominated him to become America’s homeland security chief in 2004 — placing him under intense scrutiny as a result.
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