The nation's largest police force is "criminal at its core," according to a new federal lawsuit by former interim New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon.

In a federal racketeering lawsuit filed Wednesday, the ex-commissioner, Thomas Donlon, alleges Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle showered unqualified loyalists with promotions, buried allegations of misconduct and gratuitously punished whistleblowers.

Former NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon alleged widespread corruption leading a string of deadly high-speed chases.

NEW YORK (AP) — Four high-ranking former New York City police officials are accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of doling out promotions to unqualified allies as part of a scheme that also involved alleged cash bribes paid to the ex-police commissioner.

Four bombshell lawsuits filed late Monday claim Adams and his top NYPD allies of running a department rife with corruption and retaliation.

A former New York City police commissioner is suing Mayor Eric Adams and others in a lawsuit that alleges Adam's administration officials ran the NYPD like a criminal enterprise.

Four high-ranking former NYPD chiefs are suing Mayor Adams, claiming they were forced to retire from the department after complaining that his “unqualified” friends were being placed

The lawsuit names Adams, former Police Commissioner Edward Caban, Maddrey and Chell as defendants, and alleges they violated a New York civil service law that protects public employees who report misconduct. The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages.

The mayor is touting his turn at City Hall as a public safety success. Four lawsuits filed Tuesday serve as a reminder his tenure was not so seamless.