A former NYPD supervisor has admitted to involvement in a bribery scheme. Pamela Dillard, who previously oversaw the dispatch of officers responding to 911 calls, pleaded guilty to exchanging sensitive personal information of car crash victims for money. The case raises concerns regarding internal practices within the NYPD.
Dillard pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl and faces a potential sentence of up to five years in prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, between January 2021 and September 2023, she received at least 21 bribes totaling approximately $17,300 from an individual who used the information to refer clients to legal and medical services. The office provided details of the transactions that formed the basis of the case against Dillard.
Law enforcement officials described Dillard’s actions as a breach of trust. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Alfonso, and FBI Assistant Director James C. Barnacle Jr. highlighted the responsibility of law enforcement to protect citizens and noted that Dillard’s conduct violated that trust.
Dillard is scheduled to be sentenced on July 1 and is awaiting the outcome of her guilty plea in the federal program bribery case. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton acknowledged the investigative work of the FBI, HSI, and the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau in uncovering the misconduct and bringing the case to resolution.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Connie L. Dang and Rebecca T. Dell, from the Office’s Public Corruption Unit, handled the prosecution. The case has drawn attention to the ongoing challenge of maintaining ethical conduct among law enforcement officials as the final judgment approaches.
