FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Earlier today I was informed that the Mayor has fired me as DOI Commissioner. Per the City Charter,
I have until next Wednesday to respond and I will do so in writing. For now, let me say that serving as
DOI Commissioner has been the greatest professional honor of my life. DOI’s work over the past five
years has exposed corruption and misconduct and forced serious systematic reforms in multiple
agencies.
The staff at DOI are among the most talented in law enforcement and it has been an honor to work
with them. I expect that despite my departure they will continue the multiple investigations regarding
misconduct now pending in the agency without fear or favor.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Pursuant to Chapter 34 of the City Charter, which offers the Commissioner of Investigation “an
opportunity of making a public explanation” prior to being removed by the Mayor, DOI Commissioner
Mark G. Peters sent an eleven page letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Council
Investigations Committee Chair Ritchie Torres.
