NEW YORK CITY — The FBI and the NYPD executed search warrants at various locations in New York City on Wednesday morning. These searches are part of a criminal investigation into corruption conducted by the NYPD, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

The investigation concerns conduct by current and former members of the NYPD. It is examining promotions and assignments and how they were carried out. FBI agents were spotted outside the home of Jeffrey Maddrey, the former Chief of Department of the NYPD.

James McCarthy, the current Chief of Manhattan South, is being targeted in the investigation and has been placed on modified duty. Tarik Sheppard, the former chief spokesman for the NYPD, is also a target of the investigation.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated, "This morning, members of the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau and the FBI executed search warrants as part of a criminal investigation being pursued by the NYPD, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York." Tisch added, "The investigation is ongoing and concerns conduct by former and current members of the NYPD."

Tisch further said, "When I became Police Commissioner, I promised New Yorkers that under my leadership the NYPD would conduct itself with integrity and that there would be a thorough investigation of any claim that members of service failed to meet that standard." She continued, "This investigation and our actions this morning are part of the ongoing effort to fulfill that commitment and hold the Department to its highest ideals." No arrests were expected on Wednesday.