Posted on January 12, 2025

FBI Agents Search Home of Top NYPD Official Amid Allegations He Demanded Sex for Overtime Pay

Carolyn Thompson and Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press, January 2, 2025

Federal agents on Thursday searched the home of a former top New York City police official who resigned late last month after he was accused of demanding sex from a subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn extra pay.

Law enforcement officials executed warrants on multiple locations, including the home of Jeffrey Maddrey, the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD, as part of a joint investigation, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement.

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Maddrey was accused last month of engaging in a “quid pro quo sexual harassment” with a subordinate and coercing her to “perform unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities.”

His accuser, Quathisha Epps, was the NYPD’s top earner in fiscal year 2024, pulling in more than $400,000 while holding an administrative position in Maddrey’s office. Her lawyer, Eric Sanders, said Maddrey repeatedly demanded sexual favors inside police headquarters and threatened her with retaliation if she did not comply.

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The federal warrants come on top of investigations into the alleged abuse by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the city’s Department of Investigation.

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Maddrey, who joined the police department in 1991, was a longtime ally of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain who now faces federal charges of bribery and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions.

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