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Kerik Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty

Ex-NYC police chief faces 142 years on fraud, conspiracy charges

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2007 1:05 PM CST
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(Newser) – Bernard Kerik was indicted today on 16 federal counts, including conspiracy, fraud, and lying to investigtors, and he faces up to $4.7 million in fines and 142 years behind bars. The ex-New York City police commissioner pleaded guilty and later described himself as "disappointed that the government has brought forward this case," CNN reports.

Kerik was released on $500,000 bail. The indictment spells trouble for Rudy Giuliani, who has defended his onetime protégé's performance while allowing he erred in promoting Kerik's nomination as homeland security secretary, the Daily News reports. "I made a mistake in not clearing him effectively enough," Giuliani said yesterday in Iowa.

In a file photo former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge. A federal grand jury has indicted Bernard Kerik,...
In a file photo former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to...   (Associated Press)
United States District Attorney Michael Garcia, right, looks over a chart of charges against former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, as IRS special agent Patricia Haynes makes a statement during a news conference Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 in White Plains, N.Y.. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
United States District Attorney Michael Garcia, right, looks over a chart of charges against former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, as IRS special agent Patricia Haynes makes a statement...   (Associated Press)
Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik is seen in his Times Square, New York, office Sept. 30, 2003, in the consulting firm founded by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. 2008 presidential candidate Giuliani has several enterprises, which include, past and present, Giuliani & Bracewell, a Houston-based law and lobbying firm;...
Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik is seen in his Times Square, New York, office Sept. 30, 2003, in the consulting firm founded by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. 2008 presidential candidate...   (Associated Press)
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks to the press; Bernard Kerik is at right
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks to the press; Bernard Kerik is at right   (Getty Images)
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, right, and former Police Chief Bernard Kerik talk with reporters during a news conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad in this Nov. 8, 2003, file photo. Plenty of people and politicians have skeletons in their closets. In the case of presidential candidate Rudy...
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, right, and former Police Chief Bernard Kerik talk with reporters during a news conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad in this Nov. 8, 2003, file photo. Plenty...   (Associated Press)
Former commissioner of the New York City Police Dept. Bernard Kerik speaks to reporters outside the Bronx Supreme Court with his attorney Joseph Tacopina, right, June 30, 2006, in New York. A federal investigation of Kerik, the former law enforcement heavyweight and protege of presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, appears to...
Former commissioner of the New York City Police Dept. Bernard Kerik speaks to reporters outside the Bronx Supreme Court with his attorney Joseph Tacopina, right, June 30, 2006, in New York. A federal...   (Associated Press)
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