REVEALED: Fired NYPD workplace discrimination chief used work laptop and iPad to post racist and anti-Semitic messages on cop discussion board then lied about it in three separate interviews
NYPD deputy inspector James Kobel was fired after he was revealed to have posted racist abuse on an online message board
Kobel, the former head of the department s workplace discrimination office, tried to avoid disciplinary hearings by retiring before the hearings could take place
He claimed he was completely blown away by these posts
He was fired after repeatedly lying to NYPD investigators in three disciplinary meetings
Details of the decision to fire Kobel was revealed in new online database, which shows disciplinary record of serving officers
NYPD fires high-ranking cop over racist online posts nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
arrow Deputy Inspector James Kobel Facebook
Deputy Inspector James Kobel, who was responsible for overseeing harassment claims within the NYPD as head of the Office of Equal Employment, was fired Wednesday following an investigation that he repeatedly posted racist, homophobic, and misogynistic comments to an anonymous online message board.
Kobel, who allegedly posted to the forum for law enforcement officers under the moniker “Clouseau,” was first investigated by the City Council’s Oversight and Investigations Division last fall. The NYPD then began its own internal investigation and concluded that Kobel was responsible for the posts, and on Wednesday said that Kobel had been terminated from the force.
Since the insurrection at the nation’s Capitol, law enforcement agencies from across the country have arrested scores of rioters. Investigations are underway to determine how and why the Capitol was breached and who helped. We know that members and leaders of a range of white supremacist and extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and believers in the crazy QAnon conspiracy theory, were part of the attack.
Featured Video Hide
Kobel had recently been suspended and was facing a departmental disciplinary hearing over posts made under the name “Clouseau” and dating back over a year. Advertisement Hide
According to
the New York Times, the rants, which have not been made public, “attacked Black people, Puerto Ricans, Hasidic Jews and others with an unbridled sense of animus.”
“Closeau” reportedly called Barack Obama a “Muslim savage,” and called Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) a “filthy animal.”
He also envisioned a scenario in which City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who is gay, “ends up the victim of a crime in one of the local bathhouses.” The comment was apparently retaliation for Johnson’s request for an investigation into the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy last year.