Former NYPD Internal Affairs sergeant William Valerio receives probation, fine in corruption case
The New York Daily News by John Marzulli - July 3, 2010
A former NYPD Internal Affairs sergeant was sentenced Friday to probation and a $5,000 fine for conspiring with a corrupt detective to obtain a fraudulent mortgage.William Valerio admits he helped Detective Luis Batista get bogus documentation of a termite inspection of a home. "I was trying to help a friend and this cost me a career," said Valerio, a 17-year veteran fired from the force. Batista, who was under investigation by the FBI for allegedly protecting a drug gang leader, pressed Valerio to find out who made an Internal Affairs Bureau complaint. But the sergeant did not disclose the information, federal prosecutor Lee Freedman said. Brooklyn Federal Judge Dora Irizarry said Valerio accepted responsibility for his actions. She took a swipe at Batista - recently sentenced to 15 years in prison - calling him a "walking plague."
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