Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon said late Saturday the feds raided his homes and seized materials from two decades ago.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Donlon is now the target of any investigation.
“On Friday, September 20, federal authorities executed search warrants at my residences,” Donlon said in a statement released by the NYPD’s press office at 11:04 p,m. “They took materials that came into my possession approximately 20 years ago and are unrelated to my work with the New York City Police Department.”
An NYPD spokesman had no further comment.
It was not immediately clear if or how the disclosure would affect Donlon’s job status as the new top cop.
Donlon was sworn in last Friday, replacing outgoing Commissioenr Edward Caban, who resigned a week after the FBI seized his phone as part of a sprawling federal investigation involving other NYPD officers and members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle. Caban’s lawyer has said he was told he is not the target of the investigation.
The feds, sources said, are looking closely at Caban’s twin, James Caban, and whether he sold security favors to nightclubs.
Donlon, a former FBI agent specializing in counterterrorism, has been involved in numerous high-profile investigations, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and the bombing of the USS Cole.
-With Tom Tracy
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