Police Commissioner Set to Quit as Investigations Batter Adamss Circle

Edward A.Caban, the New York City police commissioner, is expected to announce his resignation on Thursday, eight days after federal agents seized his phone as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the pending announcement.Commissioner Caban, 57, had been under pressure to resign from Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, which had asked him to step aside on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.City Hall has been buffeted by four federal investigations, which have resulted in searches and phone seizures targeting high-ranking city officials, including Commissioner Caban.

The U.S.attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York is overseeing the investigation involving Mr.

Caban, as well as two of the other inquiries focusing on officials in the Adams administration.The Internal Revenue Service is involved in the investigation involving Commissioner Caban, according to two people familiar with the matter.Investigators are examining a nightclub security business owned by the commissioner’s twin brother, James Caban, a former police officer who was fired from the department in 2001.James Caban also had his phone seized last week, according to one of the people.None of the officials involved in the investigations have been charged with a crime, but the seizures have upended the administration of Mr.Adams, and raised questions about his ability to run New York City.The expected departure of Commissioner Caban is a remarkable conclusion to a decades-long career that began in the South Bronx, where he started as a patrol officer in 1991, and culminated with his appointment as the first Latino commissioner in July 2023.Mr.

Adams, who appointed him, hailed the decision as “historic” at the time.But in the days since the commissioner’s phone was seized, speculation grew over when he would announce his resignation.This is a developing story and will be updated....