NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Ed Mullins, the former union head representing NYPD sergeants, will stand trial on conduct violations beginning Monday, the Civilian Complain Review Board announced Friday.
Mullins was charged by the CCRB for improperly releasing records related to the arrest of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter during a protest. Mullins was also charged by the board for tweeting profanities in reference to two public officials — Rep. Ritchie Torres, calling him a “first class whore” and referring to former NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot as “b---h.”
That violates the NYPD Patrol Guide, which prohibits “use of discourteous or disrespectful language about a person’s ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and other facets," the board said.
Mullins was the president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association before resigning earlier this month after an FBI raid of his Long Island home and the SBA’s Manhattan headquarters.
Mullins agreed to step down upon the request of the union “given the severity of this matter and uncertainty of the outcome.”
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"The nature and scope of this criminal investigation has yet to be determined," the union's executive board said in a statement. "However, it is clear that President Mullins is apparently the target of the investigation."
Mullins filed for retirement on Oct. 6, effective Nov. 5, so the CCRB sped up the proceedings in order to resolve the investigations before that time.
In relation to the raids, an FBI spokeswoman told the Daily News the bureau was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the police union.
So far, no charges have been filed in that case.
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