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Jun 15, 2004 · Whitman Knapp, a federal judge with a prosecutor's tenacity and a Wall Street pedigree who led New York City through a tumultuous two-year investigation into widespread police corruption in the...
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Percy Whitman Knapp (February 24, 1909 – June 14, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Previous to that service, he led a far-reaching investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department from 1970 to 1972.
The Commission to Investigate Alleged Police Corruption (known informally as the Knapp Commission, after its chairman Whitman Knapp) was a five-member panel initially formed in April 1970 by Mayor John V. Lindsay to investigate corruption within the New York City Police Department.
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Jun 29, 2004 · Whitman Knapp, a federal judge who led a far-reaching two-year investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department, died on June 14 at Cabrini Hospice in Manhattan. He was 95.
Jul 8, 2012 · June 29, 2012. IN 1970, Mayor John V. Lindsay appointed Whitman Knapp to lead an investigation into the Police Department.
The Commission to Investigate Alleged Police Corruption (known informally as the Knapp Commission, after its chairman Whitman Knapp) was a ...
Aug 7, 1972 · To head the five‐man group, Mr. Lindsay selected Whitman Knapp, a 63‐year‐old Wall Street lawyer who had served in various positions in the office of the Manhattan District Attorney between...
