Ex union prez Mullins pleads guilty to fraud

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Mullins, who served as a member of the NYPD since 1982, assumed his role as president of the police union on July 1, 2002. FBI agents raided the union’s Manhattan ofce and his Port Washington home in September 2021.

Mullins was also docked more than $31,000 for comments he made about two government ofcials and for tweeting arrest information about former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter. Mullins was docked 70 vacation days after being found guilty of administrative charges the same day his resignation became offcial.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board, which tried the case regarding the language Mullins used about the two ofcials, former Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot and U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, wanted him fred.

Mullins said he felt the need to speak out against Barbot last year when she reportedly denied a request from a former Police Department chief to provide ofcers with protective equipment.

Mullins also said he spoke out against Torres, an openly gay person who was in the midst of a campaign for public ofce because he had accused ofcers of engaging in a work slowdown that resulted in an uptick in murders and shootings.

Ofcials also said Mullins was found guilty of publicizing the information about the arrest of de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, at a demonstration in 2020 over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Mullins argued that the information in the report he tweeted was already posted online.

Mullins’ one count of wire fraud carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He is required to forfeit $600,000 to the United States and make an additional $600,000 restitution payment to the union.

Mullins’ attorney Thomas Kennif told reporters that his client “acknowledged he’s wrong, accepted responsibility, and we’re hopeful the judge will treat him fairly at sentencing.” His sentencing is anticipated to take place on May 25, according to multiple reports.