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Francesco Vincent Serpico (born April 14, 1936) is an American retired New York Police Department detective, best known for whistleblowing on police corruption. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was a plainclothes police officer working in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan to expose vice racketeering. In 1967, he reported credible evidence ...
Nov 21, 2021 · Police officer Frank Serpico unveiled widespread corruption in 1970s NYPD to change the system — and was shot in the face for his efforts. After he revealed deep corruption in his precinct and called for a crackdown, Serpico was shot in the face during an arrest and nearly left for dead by his backup officers.
Feb 4, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
Dec 10, 2021 · On the morning of Dec. 14, 1971, NYPD undercover detective Frank Serpico put on his only suit. The son of an immigrant cobbler then stopped to get his good pair of shoes shined.
Oct 4, 2019 · In the early 1970s, a police officer named Frank Serpico became New York City’s best-known whistle-blower by speaking up against widespread corruption in the Police Department.
At 75, Frank Serpico has come a long way from the days when he exposed rampant corruption in the New ...
Serpico at Home. Four decades after battling corruption in the New York City Police Department, Frank Serpico, 77, is now battling a developer building a luxury home next to his upstate refuge.
Nov 3, 2017 · In the 1970s, whistleblower Frank Serpico exposed rampant bribery in the New York Police Department. Serpico, a cop himself, ended up getting shot in the face when fellow officers wouldn’t come to his aid when confronting a suspect.
Feb 5, 2022 · More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his injury in the line of duty with an official...
Feb 4, 2022 · The legendary police whistle-blower got his proper police Medal of Honor and its accompanying certificate after Mayor Eric Adams stepped in and said he’d make sure Serpico got the accolade, ending Serpico’s five-decade fight with the department.
