NYPD Detective Michael Foder, 41, of Staten Island, was hit with a three-count federal indictment today over allegations he lied under oath and obstructed justice during a federal criminal proceeding in Brooklyn. The unsealed charges, filed in U.S. District Court, accuse Foder of fabricating evidence and submitting false testimony about photo identifications in a robbery investigation, undermining the integrity of the judicial process.
According to court documents, Foder testified on December 29, 2016, that he showed photo arrays to a robbery victim on November 27, 2015, and February 14, 2016. But investigators discovered the filler photos used in those lineups were taken *after* the dates Foder claimed, exposing the timeline as impossible. Handwritten notes matched his testimony, but the digital and photographic evidence told a different story—one that prosecutors say reveals deliberate deception.
Foder is accused of falsifying documentation related to the victim’s identifications, a move that could have sent innocent people down the wrong investigative path. The misconduct came to light when federal prosecutors and FBI agents identified glaring inconsistencies in the evidence. The case is now being prosecuted by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Reilly leading the charge.
“As alleged in the indictment, this defendant provided false testimony in a federal criminal proceeding,” said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue. “Our justice system relies upon the absolute integrity of our law enforcement officers and, while the vast majority of officers uphold that standard, we will not hesitate to act when one does not.”
FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr. slammed the alleged betrayal: “As alleged, Foder committed a serious crime by lying while under oath. In doing so, he threatened the reputation of the honest men and women of law enforcement who work selflessly to weed out crime and keep their communities safe.”
Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill confirmed the department’s zero-tolerance stance: “The detective charged today broke that oath by willfully giving false testimony, an act that makes the job of every other police officer more difficult.” Foder is presumed innocent until proven guilty. He is scheduled to be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon later today. Docket No. 18-CR-97 (PKC).
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- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: Official Source ↗
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