NYC Sheriff Probed Over Alleged Bribe Scheme, Weed Shop Raids: Report

NEW YORK CITY — New York City's sheriff is under investigation after he allegedly sought donations for an organization in exchange for ignoring certain law enforcement issues.

Anthony Miranda apparently tried to solicit donations to the National Latino Officers Association, according to a New York Post.

The Department of Investigation is handling the probe, according to the report.

The DOI is also investigating whether the sheriff's office improperly seized cash from unlicensed weed shops during raids, according to a New York Daily News report.

The DOI began investigating the sheriff's office following complaints from the smoke shops and their lawyers.

Miranda at a recent council hearing said the NYPD is responsible for any cash seized during raids.

“They are the ones who voucher the property depending on the circumstances of the location,” Miranda said during a Sept.17 hearing. “They will either voucher it for safekeeping or they will voucher it as investigatory evidence, depending on the different circumstances.”

Union officials have said that Miranda's statements about the vouchering process wasn't true and instead deputy sheriffs have still been asked to voucher cash and products, according to the Daily News report.

Miranda has been in the position since May 2022.