NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned from his post a week after federal agents raided his residence as part of a corruption investigation.

The resignation is effective Friday.

“The news around recent developments has created a distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD,” Caban said in an internal email, according to the New York Post.

“I hold immense respect and gratitude for the brave officers who serve this department, and the NYPD deserves someone who can solely focus on protecting and serving New York City, which is why – for the good of this city and this department – I have made the difficult decision to resign as Police Commissioner,” he added.

From the New York Post:

The police leader quickly faced calls for his resignation from local politicians after federal agents targeted him other top police officials and aides of Adams in a series of raids Sept. 4, law enforcement sources previously said.

It’s not clear exactly what the federal agents were looking for, but sources said the probe centers around sweeping corruption and influence peddling.

Caban, whose electronic devices were seized in the raid, has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing.

“My complete focus must be on the NYPD — the Department I profoundly honor and have dedicated my career to serving. However, the noise around recent developments has made that impossible and has hindered the important work our city requires,” Caban said in a statement to The Post.

“I have therefore decided it is in the best interest of the Department that I resign as Commissioner. After 30 years of service to this city, I hold immense respect and gratitude for its brave officers, and must put their interests before my own,” he continued. “I believe firmly in the vital role of leaders with integrity, who, by example, demonstrate the difference between right and wrong every day. I will continue to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation.”

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed former FBI agent and former New York Homeland Security Director Tom Donlon as interim commissioner.

Per NBC New York:

The CEO and co-founder of Global Security Resolutions, Donlon has extensive law enforcement experience at the local state federal and international levels, which is partly why Adams said he fit the bill. He is considered an expert in crisis and risk management, investigations, special events and other programs, according to his bio.

A veteran counter-terrorism professional, Donlon retired from the FBI as the agency’s chief of the National Threat Center’s Section. In that role, he was responsible for a multi-agency Global Threat Watch, the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List and developed and implemented “Guardian”, the FBI’s first centralized Terrorism Threat Database. Guardian is still used by countless domestic and international law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

Previously, Donlon served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s New York Counter-terrorism Division; Coordinating Supervisory Special Agent and a Supervisor in the FBI’s New York City Office managing Foreign Counter Intelligence, Domestic and International Counter-terrorism investigations.

As a special agent, Donlon was assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in the FBI’s NYC office, where he collaborated on the 1993 World Trade Center bombing investigation. He has worked on notable terror cases overseas in addition to his domestic efforts during his FBI career. Those cases include Manila Air, the 1998 East Africa and U.S. Embassy bombings, the USS Cole bombing, 9/11 as well as other counter-terrorism Investigations.

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