Bernard Kerik
Politician
1955 –
Who is Bernard Kerik?
Bernard Bailey "Bernie" Kerik is a former New York City Police Commissioner who was nominated by George W. Bush to head the Department of Homeland Security in December 2004.
A week later, Kerik withdrew his nomination, explaining that he had employed an illegal immigrant as a nanny. Subsequently, numerous other allegations also surfaced. In 2006, Kerik pleaded guilty to two unrelated ethics violations after an investigation by the Office of the Bronx District Attorney and was ordered to pay $221,000.
A grand jury of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 16-count indictment against Kerik on November 8, 2007, alleging conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Internal Revenue Service. Kerik surrendered to authorities the next day and pled not guilty to all charges. On October 20, 2009, his bail was revoked and he was jailed pending trial. On November 5, 2009, he pleaded guilty to 8 charges in a plea bargain with prosecutors who recommended a jail sentence of 27 to 33 months. Kerik was sentenced to four years in federal prison on February 18, 2010. On March 30, 2011, he lost his appeal in federal court to have his four-year sentence reduced because of alleged bias by the sentencing judge.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1955
Newark - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Profession
- Education
- Empire State College
- Lived in
- Newark
- Paterson
- The Bronx
- Franklin Lakes
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on July 23, 2013
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