CCP-linked NYPD official fined $5K for soliciting donations for Adams; NYC transportation boss dinged for campaigning for Kamala Harris: docs

An NYPD charismatic linked to nan Chinese Communist Party was fined $5,000 for soliciting donations for Mayor Eric Adams — arsenic his proscription leader was dinged for supporting Kamala Harris’ run connected nan job, officials said Thursday.

The metropolis Conflicts of Interest Board announced nan 2 settlements, including pinch Lin Gui’an, nan erstwhile adjunct commissioner of nan now-disbanded Police Commissioner Liaison Unit.

Because nan domiciled progressive “substantial argumentation discretion,” COIB notified Lin successful March 2024 — a period aft he started nan gig — that he was not legally allowed to run for immoderate governmental candidate, nan colony archive shows.

But that June, nan constabulary charismatic asked for and collected 15 donations — totaling $4,100 — for Adams’ re-election campaign, according to nan archive signed by Lin and released by nan COIB.

The $5,000 good was due because Lin was “a high-level rule enforcement serviceman who should beryllium held to a precocious modular of compliance pinch nan conflicts of liking law,” nan COIB wrote successful nan ineligible filing.

The Post first reported connected Lin’s communist party ties successful September. He was a apical adjutant to erstwhile NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who resigned from nan unit while nether scrutiny by nan feds.

It’s unclear if Lin still has a occupation pinch nan NYPD, six months aft The Post reported that his portion had been softly disbanded. A section spokesperson didn’t return a petition for remark Thursday.

The COIB — nan independent committee is charged pinch enforcing nan city’s conflicts of liking laws — besides announced that Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was fined for forbidden campaigning, too.

Rodriguez agreed to salary $1,750 for giving a reside successful support of Harris’ statesmanlike run successful August.

The proscription honcho, who makes astir $250,000, according to nationalist records, made nan remarks while wearing DOT apparel astatine a department-organized “Summer Streets” arena connected nan Grand Concourse successful The Bronx.

“From nan shape astatine nan Poe Park remainder extremity connected nan Grand Concourse, I gave charismatic remarks successful which I urged nan assembled crowd to support Kamala Harris for President,” Rodriguez admitted successful nan signed colony document.

“I correspond that I did not scheme these remarks and that they were made spontaneously,” he said.

New York City’s conflicts of liking rule prohibits nationalist servants from utilizing metropolis clip aliases resources to support governmental campaigns.