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Mark Nembhard’s lawyer says he was permanently injured by the bullet to the leg.

The internal investigation was triggered by a 2020 Gothamist series unearthing allegations of rampant police corruption in Mount Vernon.

The announcement follows a year-long Gothamist/WNYC series investigating allegations of police corruption and brutality in the small, majority-Black Westchester County city.

The announcement follows a year-long Gothamist investigation into corruption allegations inside the Mount Vernon Police Department.

DA Mimi Rocah hopes this week’s new hires will encourage members of the public to bring abuse and corruption allegations to her office.

For years, a tactical police unit in Mount Vernon, New York, reigned with impunity—protecting drug dealers, planting evidence, brutalizing citizens. That is, until one of its own spoke out.

This is part of an ongoing series on police corruption allegations in Mount Vernon, New York, based on hours of secret recordings obtained exclusively by Gothamist/WNYC.

Whistleblower police officer demands Westchester County DA recuse himself from Mount Vernon tapes investigation, citing conflicts of interest. Recordings allegedly reveal systemic corruption within department's narcotics unit.

“They need a full investigation to disinfect that rat hole of a police department. How many people gotta die before you guys do something?”

The moves follow the release of secret recordings made by a police whistleblower and strip searches that may have violated department rules.