Bernard Kerik

thumb|Bernard Kerik (far right) with Thomas Von Essen, Rudy Giuliani, and Richard Sheirer Bernard Bailey Kerik (September 4, 1955 – May 29, 2025) was an American consultant and former police officer who served as the 40th Commissioner of the New York Police Department from 2000 to 2001. As a convicted felon, he obtained a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump in 2020 for his numerous federal convictions for tax fraud, ethics violations, and criminal false statements. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush appointed Kerik as the interior minister of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority. In 2004, Bush nominated Kerik to lead the Department of Homeland Security. However, Kerik soon withdrew his candidacy, explaining that he had employed an undocumented immigrant as a nanny. In 2009, Kerik pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to eight federal felony charges. In February 2010, he was sentenced to four years in federal prison. On February 18, 2020, President Donald Trump granted Kerik a full pardon for the federal convictions. Quotes Political criticism is our enemies' best friend. Newsday, October 20, 2003 If you put Sen. Kerry in the White House, I think you are going to see that another terrorist attack happen … and I don't want to see another Sept. 11. New York Daily News, April 22, 2004 President @realDonaldTrump supporters pulling Antifa terrorists away from building. There’s plenty of these videos. Why isn’t the #mainstreammedia reporting? 7 January 2021 External links Category:1955 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Police officers from the United States Category:People from New Jersey Category:People charged with crimes