May 30, 2025
The former NYPD commissioner was 69 years old, leaves behind the complex heritage
Bernard Kerik, a New York police officer, during the September 11 attacks, who later found guilty of tax fraud before receiving presidential grace, died at the age of 69. The New York Police Department confirmed his death on Thursday through social media. FBI director Kash Patel said Kerik died after a private battle with illness. NYPD mourned the passage of former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. For nearly two decades, Kerik has served and protected the New Yorkers on NYPD, including helping to rebuild the city after September 11th. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and his loved ones.



