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Dennis Donovan

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11. More about the Ray/Kerik association
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 03:14 PM
Feb 2020
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/informant-who-helped-arrest-ex-nypd-boss-faces-sex-trafficking-charges/2285031/

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Ray was once good friends with Kerik. But Ray’s cooperation with the FBI in the corruption investigation into the former police commissioner helped expose Kerik’s improper acceptance of tens of thousands in free renovations on his then-Riverdale apartment from DiTomasso’s firm, Interstate Industrial.

Kerik, the city’s former police and correction commissioner, went to prison for four years.

Hailed as a hero for leading the NYPD during the 9/11 attacks, Kerik fell from grace when he became the first New York City police commissioner ever imprisoned on federal crimes. His legal problems clouded the political fortunes of other elected officials, especially that of his mentor, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

"I haven’t spoken to Larry Ray in over 19 years. I only wish that the FBI and the Justice Department realized what a con-man he was prior to making him their superstar witness against me," Kerik told News 4 in a statement. "In their zeal to destroy me and my family, they ignored his lies, deceit, and inconsistencies. Hopefully, this indictment will be the end of his reign of terror on everyone he has conned, manipulated, or deceived, and the children he has hurt."

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