Former NYPD chief Kerik close to plea deal

Former NYPD chief Kerik close to plea deal

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jun 29, 6:59 PM ET

NEW YORK - Former police commissioner Bernard Kerik, whose Homeland Security nomination sank over ethics questions, is close to a deal that would let him escape criminal charges in a bribery investigation, his attorney said Thursday.

Under the tentative agreement with prosecutors, Kerik will appear in court Friday and admit to low-level misdemeanors, attorney Joseph Tacopina said.

Neither Tacopina nor Bronx district attorney spokesman Steven Reed would discuss details of the proposed agreement.

Reports published Thursday said Kerik would admit that, while serving as the city's correction commissioner, he violated city codes by accepting a gift — $200,000 in renovations to his apartment — from a New Jersey construction company with alleged links to the mob. The penalty would be a large fine.

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