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His dying declaration in Staten Island helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts say the push for police reform has since stalled.
Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, said the referral to Inspector General Deborah Witzburg was based on 'information from multiple knowledgeable sources that raised serious concerns' about the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The quarterly report does not include the name of the former deputy mayor. But Elena Gottreich identified herself as the accused and denied ever drinking on the job, calling the allegations “ridiculous and absurd.”
The suits from the state attorney general and civil rights advocates come on the same day that County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the ban into law.