Federal authorities have charged a high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant with impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, according to an indictment released yesterday.
The suspect, Sgt. Atickul Islam, allegedly posed as the director of ICE's New York Field Office and deceived a family into reporting to an immigration facility in the city by April 15th. Authorities revealed that Islam made contact with the victim and their family in March, leading them to believe they were required to appear at an ICE facility.
Islam faces one count of false impersonation of an officer of the United States and could face significant penalties for his actions. However, it remains unclear what motivated him to undertake this scheme.
As a result of the allegations, Islam has been suspended from the NYPD without pay, according to department spokesperson Brad Weekes. The suspect's salary is reportedly $155,813, with a base wage of $105,606.
Islam's case is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday evening, although his attorney's information was not immediately available for comment. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on the matter.
The suspect, Sgt. Atickul Islam, allegedly posed as the director of ICE's New York Field Office and deceived a family into reporting to an immigration facility in the city by April 15th. Authorities revealed that Islam made contact with the victim and their family in March, leading them to believe they were required to appear at an ICE facility.
Islam faces one count of false impersonation of an officer of the United States and could face significant penalties for his actions. However, it remains unclear what motivated him to undertake this scheme.
As a result of the allegations, Islam has been suspended from the NYPD without pay, according to department spokesperson Brad Weekes. The suspect's salary is reportedly $155,813, with a base wage of $105,606.
Islam's case is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday evening, although his attorney's information was not immediately available for comment. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on the matter.
it's like something straight outta a movie, but in real life, it's some serious BS. I mean, what's next? him showing up at innocent ppl's doors with a badge and asking them to sign over their rights or somethin'? 
this is just insane. and the worst part is, he's gettin' paid for this nonsense too... like, 155k per year, and he gets suspended without pay? lol what a joke. I'm just waitin' to see how this all goes down in court, gonna be some wild drama, that's fo sho 
. You'd think people like him would have better things to do, but I guess some folks are desperate enough to try anything.
The guy's got some serious nerve, and it's only a matter of time before someone catches him in the act. I hope he gets charged and faces the consequences for his actions 
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. The NYPD needs to take a closer look at who's on their payroll, if you know what I mean 
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imagine trying to fool people into thinking you're a real-life ICE agent and getting paid $155k for it 
sounds like a sick gig (if you ask me). Like what even possessed him tho? Was he trying to get in good with the immigration authorities or just wanted to play some crazy cop games 
either way, this dude's gonna be out of a job soon and we can all breathe a sigh of relief 
. On the bright side, who knows, maybe his next gig is as a private investigator... or a really convincing actor 
Sgt Atickul Islam is a real NYPD sergeant who just impersonated an ICE officer and almost got a whole fam deported 
& now he's suspended without pay, but still gettin payment 
authorities gotta step in & make sure dis doesn't happen again 
Impersonating an ICE officer? That's some next level stuff right there... especially since he was trying to scare people into reporting to a facility. 
The fact that he made over $150k a year and still found time to pull this off is just wild. I'm definitely keeping an eye on this one, it'll be interesting to see what goes down at his arraignment 
I'm not sure what kind of security clearances Sgt. Atickul Islam had access to that would make him think impersonating an ICE officer is a viable way to get information out of people, but clearly he thought it was worth the risk... $155k salary for a month-long scam? 
... 155k a year for this? I don't even know what to say 
. The NYPD is literally embarrassed right now 
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. Can you imagine how scaring that family must've felt? 
They just wanted to do the right thing and report someone who was threatening them... but nope! The 'ICE' person was actually a cop trying to make a buck 
. One count of false impersonation isn't gonna cut it 
. They didn't deserve to go through that. And yeah, I guess Sgt. Islam's salary is pretty cringeworthy 
. It's one thing to make mistakes, but it's entirely another to deceive others and put their safety at risk. I hope Sgt. Islam gets the help he needs and that his actions don't go unpunished 
I don't get why the NYPD didn't do their due diligence on this guy before hiring him in the first place 
. And to think he's been earning $155k a year while swindling people out of their freedom? That's just outrageous 
can you believe this? some1 in charge at nypd is impersonating an ice officer and using it 2 scam ppl 
