De Blasio On Ousted NYPD Union Chief: 'Dishonored His Uniform'

NEW YORK CITY — The downfall of controversial NYPD union chief Ed Mullins — who resigned after FBI raids on his office and home — was a long time coming, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

De Blasio blasted out a late-night tweet Tuesday after his longtime nemesis left his post as Sergeants Benevolent Association president.

"Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count," he tweeted. "It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come."

Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count. It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come. https://t.co/J03dKk0a1g
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) October 6, 2021

FBI agents Tuesday raided the union's Manhattan office and served a search warrant at Mullins' home in Port Washington.

A letter from the union's board states Mullins is "apparently the target of the federal investigation." No other union member appears to be involved or targeted in the probe, the letter states.

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Wednesday the raid resulted from a joint effort by the department's internal affairs bureau and the FBI.

Union board members requested Mullins resign, which he agreed to do.

"Like all of us, Ed Mullins is entitled to the presumption of innocence, and we ask you to withhold judgement until all the facts have been established," the board letter states. "However, the day to day functioning and the important business of the SBA cannot be distracted by the existence of this investigation."

Mullins has long attracted controversy with his scorched-earth tactics and brash statements.

Among other controversies, he faces legal action over offensive Twitter posts in which he called then-congressional candidate Ritchie Torres a "first-class w----" and health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot a "b----" on the Association's official Twitter account.

He also tweeted a May 2020 police report about Chiara de Blasio — the mayor's daughter — after she was arrested in the George Floyd protests.

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