NEW YORK -- Four high-ranking former New York City police officials are accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of doling out promotions to unqualified allies as part of a scheme that also involved alleged cash bribes paid to the ex-police commissioner.

The four ex-chiefs allege Adams allowed ex-Police Commissioner Edward Caban, ex-Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and other close advisers to manipulate promotions and assignments for their

A group of former top New York City Police Department officials filed a series of four lawsuits claiming the force is led by cronyism, corruption, and retaliation. The suits were brought by former Chief of Detectives James Essig,