New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, about a week after federal investigators raided his home and seized his phone.
Last week, federal investigators searched the homes of Caban and several top aides and allies to Mayor Eric Adams as part of multiple investigations into his administration, but multiple sources told NBC News that the FBI is probing a separate matter involving Caban's brother, the owner of a business that provides security to nightclubs, to see if he profited off of his connections to the now former commissioner.
"The news around recent developments has created a distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD," Caban wrote in an email, obtained by NBC News, to NYPD staffers.
"I hold immense respect and gratitude for the brave officers who serve this department, and the NYPD deserves someone who can solely focus on protecting and serving New York City, which is why – for the good of this city and this department – I have made the difficult decision to resign as police commissioner."
Attorneys for Caban said in a statement that he is an "accomplished public servant who has dedicated his life to the safety and security of the people of this great city" and noted that they "have been informed by the government that he is not a target of any investigation being conducted by the Southern District of New York, and he expects to cooperate fully with the government."
Adams announced Thursday afternoon that he was appointing Thomas Donlon, former head of the FBI's National Threat Center and the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force, to serve as interim police commissioner.
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