An ex-NYPD police sergeant was arrested Tuesday — reportedly in connection to a federal corruption probe involving a City Council member, her politically connected sister and the husband of the Brooklyn Democratic Party boss over migrant shelter contracts.
Edouardo St. Fort was busted in Massachusetts on a warrant from Brooklyn federal court, records show.
The arrest came after St. Fort was indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. The indictment stems from a federal investigation into Councilwoman Farah Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, The Associated Press reported.
The Louis sisters – as well as Edu Hermelyn, the husband of state Assembly Member and chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn – are said to be under scrutiny for potentially taking kickbacks on behalf of BHRAGS Home Care Inc., a Brooklyn-based home service provider turned migrant shelter provider.
St. Fort and his company Fort NYC Security subcontracted for BHRAGS, according to the report.