NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association resigned Tuesday hours after the FBI raided the union's headquarters in Manhattan — as well as his home on Long Island.
The union's leader, Ed Mullins, agreed to step down upon the request of the union “given the severity of this matter and uncertainty of the outcome," the union announced Tuesday night.
"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."
"We have no reason to beleive that any other member of the SBA is involved or targeted in this matter," the union continued.
An FBI spokeswoman told the Daily News earlier the bureau was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the police union, which represents around 13,000 active and retired NYPD sergeants.
The FBI searched Mullins’ home in Port Washington, as well as the SBA headquarters in Tribeca, NBC New York reported, citing information from the FBI and a source familiar with the investigation.
A law enforcement official told ABC News no one was arrested in connection with the raids.
A U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York spokesperson declined to provide a comment to the Daily News about the investigation.
1010 WINS has reached out to the FBI for comment on the report.
Mullins has become embroiled in a number of controversies in recent years.
In May of last year, he tweeted that then-New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot was a “b---h” who had “blood on her hands” for denying an NYPD request for masks as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened and personal protective equipment supplies were low.
Last September, meanwhile, Mullins called Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is gay, a “first class whore” after Torres and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams called for a probe into a possible police slowdown amid a summer crime wave.
Mullins also posted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter Chiara’s arrest report online after she was taken into custody during the George Floyd protests last year, in violation of NYPD policy.
Mullins is suing the NYPD, claiming they were trying to muzzle him by grilling him and recommending disciplinary action over his online missives.
His department trial for the alleged paperwork breach began last month but was postponed indefinitely after one of his lawyers suffered a medical emergency.
Mullins' lawyer denies he violated department guidelines, arguing paperwork with Chiara de Blasio's personal identifying information, such as her date of birth and address, was already posted online.
De Blasio reacted to Mullins' resignation in a tweet Tuesday night: "Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count. It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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