A Black Cop Says His Boss Called Him A Rat For Exposing Corruption. Here Are His Secret Recordings.

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George Joseph
WNYC News | Nov 25, 2019

A Mount Vernon police officer says secret recordings made inside police headquarters show a sergeant repeatedly referring to him as a “rat.”  Officer Murashea Bovell is a 12-year veteran who sued the department last week, alleging the sergeant’s comments are part of a campaign of retaliation he has faced for blowing the whistle on racism and corruption in the department.

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