Judge Stephen C. Robinson told Kerik in court his role on 9/11 was irrelevant....
In the hours and days immediately following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, there were 23 police officers from the New York City Police Department that were missing; 22 men and one woman. The Police Commissioner was concerned for the families of those missing and knew that many of those officers depended on other sources of income, such as off duty employment and part time jobs.
Commissioner Bernard Kerik spoke to a personal friend and told him of his concerns. Within 24 hours he received $230,000 from an anonymous benefactor for the families of those missing; $10,000 went to each officer's family.
There was no media fanfare, no press conference, no pomp and circumstance. He never told a soul, not even the Mayor. He did not use it for personal nor professional gain as others have. In fact, I don't think this has ever been made public prior to this posting on the Kerik Watch.
He handed 23 envelopes to his First Deputy Commissioner with each family's name on it and asked him to deliver them personally "from a friend".
Additionally, Commissioner Kerik was one of the founding board members of the Twin Towers Fund that gave $216M to the families of NYPD, FDNY, and PAPD. In 2004, Commissioner Kerik and his wife, Hala, gave over $100,000 to charities which benefited the NYPD and FDNY.
TODAY'S QUESTION:
Where was Stephen C. Robinson, Federal Court Judge, during our country's darkest hours?
What contributions, albeit financially or otherwise, did he and the overzealous federal prosecutors make while the brave men and women of the New York City Police Department, led by Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik, dealt with the aftermath of the September 11th attacks?
Until next time The Kerik Watch
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