Bernie Kerik, who served as NYPD commissioner during 9/11 attacks, dies at 69

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Bernie Kerik, who served arsenic New York City’s constabulary commissioner connected 9/11 and aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to taxation fraud earlier being pardoned, has died

NEW YORK -- Bernie Kerik, who served arsenic New York City's constabulary commissioner connected 9/11 and aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to taxation fraud earlier being pardoned, has died. He was 69.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed his decease connected Thursday connected societal media, saying it came “after a backstage conflict with illness.”

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reflected connected his agelong past with his erstwhile constabulary commissioner connected his amusement Thursday.

“We’ve been unneurotic since the beginning. He’s similar my brother,” Giuliani said done tears. “I was a amended antheral for having known Bernie. I surely was a braver and stronger man.”

Kerik, an Army veteran, roseate to the pinnacle of instrumentality enforcement earlier a autumn truthful steep that adjacent a metropolis jailhouse named aft him was renamed.

In 2010, helium pleaded blameworthy to national taxation fraud and mendacious connection charges, partially stemming from implicit $250,000 successful flat renovations helium received from a operation steadfast that authorities accidental counted connected Kerik to person New York officials it had nary organized transgression links. He served 3 years successful situation earlier his merchandise successful 2013.

President Donald Trump pardoned Kerik during a 2020 clemency blitz. Kerik was among the guests feting Trump aft his archetypal quality successful national tribunal successful Florida successful a lawsuit related to his handling of classified documents, attending the erstwhile president’s remarks astatine his Bedminster, New Jersey, club.

Kerik was appointed by Rudy Giuliani to service arsenic constabulary commissioner successful 2000 and was successful the presumption during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

He aboriginal worked for the erstwhile large of New York City surrounding the efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss.