NYPD Union Chief Resigns After Port Washington Home Raided By FBI

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Controversial NYPD Union Chief Ed Mullins has resigned after the FBI raided his Port Washington home and the union's Manhattan offices, according to officials.

"The nature and scope of this criminal investigation has yet to be determined," a letter from the union's board stated. "However, it is clear that President Mullins is apparently the target of the federal investigation. We have no reason to believe that any other member of the (Sergeants Benevolent Association) is involved or targeted in this matter."

News reports about the FBI raids were published on Tuesday. His resignation came the following day. It is not immediately known what investigators were specifically looking for.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who frequently clashed with Mullins, said his downfall was a long time coming.

"Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count," he tweeted. "It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come."

Mullins has long attracted controversy with his scorched-earth tactics and brash statements.

Among other controversies, he faces legal action over offensive Twitter posts in which he called then-congressional candidate Ritchie Torres a "first-class w----" and health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot a "b----" on the Association's official Twitter account.

He also tweeted a May 2020 police report about Chiara de Blasio — the mayor's daughter — after she was arrested in the George Floyd protests.

In its letter published Tuesday night, the board wrote: "Like all of us, Ed Mullins is entitled to the presumption of innocence, and we ask you to withhold judgement until all the facts have been established. However, the day to day functioning and the important business of the SBA cannot be distracted by the existence of this investigation."

Patch's Matt Troutman contributed to this report.