Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik's funeral held at St. Patrick's Cathedral
The funeral for New York City's former police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, was held Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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The funeral for New York City's former police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, was held Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Kerik led the NYPD through the 9/11 attacks. He died at 69 after suffering from cancer and heart issues in recent years. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
The funeral Mass for Bernard Kerik, who led the NYPD through 9/11, was held at New York City's iconic cathedral.
Kerik led the NYPD during the 9/11 attacks but later served in federal prison before being pardoned. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook explains.
Kerik served as New York City's police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik died Thursday at the age of 69.
Kerik was at the helm of the NYPD as the city recovered following the 9/11 terror attacks, but his legacy was tarnished after pleading guilty to multiple felonies and spending several years in prison. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
President Donald Trump said he has issued a pardon for former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik and commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Kerik spent three years at a federal minimum-security prison for tax fraud and making a false statement.
Kerik pleaded guilty in late 2009 to charges that included tax fraud, making a false statement on a loan application and lying to the White House while he was being vetted to lead the cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security in 2004.
Kerik was led into the Bronx courthouse by federal marshals and was allowed to change out of his prison jumpsuit and into a business suit before taking the stand.
Bernard Kerik was treated fairly by a judge who gave him a year longer in prison than the three-year term called for by federal sentencing guidelines, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik says he received a tougher sentence because the judge took his case "personally.''
