Feds Charge Former NYPD Official, Alleged ‘Sugar Daddy’ In Massive Bribery Scheme

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday charged the former head of the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) School Safety Division with allegedly taking multiple bribes from a businessman who, per documents, called himself his “whore” and “sugar daddy.”

Authorities arrested former NYPD School Safety Division Commanding Officer Kevin Taylor and Geno Roefaro, the CEO of Florida-based security app SaferWatch, on Thursday morning, according to a DOJ press release. Taylor accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and gifts from Roefaro in exchange for lobbying the NYPD to approve an $11 million contract with the app, according to an unsealed indictment reported by the New York Post.

Roefaro treated Taylor to a Las Vegas getaway that included a helicopter ride and “medieval-themed dinner” as well as a separate Bahamas trip, according to court documents, the NY Post reported. The businessman eventually accused Taylor of not holding up his end of the bargain during an intense exchange on the messaging app Signal, per the documents.

“Our company (ME) needs to report something real and significant that is in place prior to end of year,” he allegedly texted Taylor in a bizarre rant on the encrypted app Signal.

“If not, I’m f–ked. And you don’t want me to be f–ked. I’m both your whore and your sugar daddy all in one,” Roefaro wrote in a signal message to the former NYPD official.

A spokesperson for the NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Public Information (DCPI) told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation