Bernard Kerik

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the one-time candidate for Homeland Security chief who has admitted his guilt to federal crimes, has left jail after a judge said he could be released for the holidays. Federal Judge Stephen Robinson said Tuesday that Kerik can remain free, pending his sentencing in February. Kerik left the federal courthouse in White Plains with his lawyers. He made no comment. The judge imposed some conditions, including home confinement and wearing an electronic monitoring device. Kerik was hailed as a hero after the Sept. 11 attack. He avoided as many as three federal trials when he admitted ... Read Full Story

Bill Murawski and Donald Winkfield explore the far-reaching effects of former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's actions in politics on this segment DeWitt Clinton Express. Play episode as : Oh, look at that. No one has commented yet. Be the first! Hey! You must be logged in to add comments. Login or Register . Quick Links RSS Feed channels.com iTunes Feed Download Tattle Read Full Story

Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty to a slew of charges in his high-profile corruption trial Thursday, a federal prosecutor said. Kerik, who was New York's head of police at the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, admitted to accepting 255,000 dollars worth of renovations to his apartment from a construction firm angling for government contracts. The company -- which is suspected of having mob ties -- installed marble bathrooms, a jacuzzi and a new kitchen in the former police chief's apartment in the upscale New York suburb of Riverdale. According to the indictment, Kerik then contacted regulators on behalf ... Read Full Story

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is not in need of psychiatric care and has been discharged from the mental-care unit at the jail where he's awaiting trial, a top jail doctor said Monday. Kerik "poses no risk to himself or others due to any psychiatric illness," Dr. Robert Mahler said in a letter to the judge handling Kerik's corruption case. Mahler said the 54-year-old Kerik was in the Mental Health Forensic Unit of the Westchester County Jail for 10 days voluntarily but was discharged Monday. Mahler, the jail's medical psychiatric director, said there were "no significant findings that would warrant ongoing admission." ... Read Full Story

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is not in need of psychiatric care and has been discharged from the mental-care unit at the jail where he's awaiting trial, a top jail doctor said Monday. Kerik "poses no risk to himself or others due to any psychiatric illness," Dr. Robert Mahler said in a letter to the judge handling Kerik's corruption case. Mahler said the 54-year-old Kerik was in the Mental Health Forensic Unit of the Westchester County Jail for 10 days voluntarily but was discharged Monday. Mahler, the jail's medical psychiatric director, said there were "no significant findings that would warrant ongoing admission." ... Read Full Story