Nov. 16–22 is International Fraud Awareness Week, and a coalition of former New York police brass is urging state lawmakers to protect consumers from what they describe as a fast-growing threat of scams.
In a letter to the New York Legislature, the group — including former NYPD Chiefs of Department Theresa Shortell, James Essig, Ken Corey and Terence Monahan; former NYPD Assistant Chiefs Bruce Smolka and Michael Esposito; Rodney Harrison, former NYPD chief of department and Suffolk County police commissioner; Joe Gramaglia, former Buffalo police commissioner; and Keith Corlett, a former New York State Police superintendent — highlights what they call a financial fraud crisis in the state.
