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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.
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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 ...
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Nov 21, 2021 · Frank Serpico is about to make an arrest at a heroin dealer’s apartment. He kicks in the door and waits for his fellow cops to assist. Instead, the drug dealer on the inside fires his gun and hits Serpico in the face.
- William Delong
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.
Apr 15, 2023 · Frank Serpico was an NYPD cop who became famous for exposing widespread corruption in the police force. Here's the whistleblower's full story.
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.
- Josh Bell
Dec 10, 2021 · The incorruptible cop of the Hollywood fame (as played by Al Pacino) emerged as both prophet and pariah during his riveting televised testimony that detailed the department’s blind eye toward...
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.
