Former NYC top cop demands DOJ investigate Adams, NYPD for alleged corruption

The feds should take a second bite of a rotten apple, says short-lived NYPD boss Tom Donlon.

The former interim police commissioner sent a criminal referral letter to the Department of Justice on Tuesday, urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to open an investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and eight NYPD allies and top deputies.

Donlon claims that the probe is necessary to “dismantle a criminal conspiracy inside the NYPD and restore integrity to law enforcement in New York City,” according to a statement from his attorney, John Scola.

The letter, which also demands a federal monitor take over the department, comes roughly six months after the DOJ under President Trump scuttled Manhattan federal prosecutors’ corruption case against the mayor.

A DOJ spokesperson told The Post that they have not yet received the letter.

A City Hall spokesperson said it was “despicable that anyone would lie about the incredible work of the NYPD and jeopardize the safety of every New Yorker just to serve their cheap efforts at financial gain.”

Donlon’s letter revisits claims the ex-FBI official made in a stunning lawsuit filed summer, portraying himself as a whistleblower who was told to back off and faced retaliation as he tried to clean up alleged corruption during his one-month stint as commish last year.

Since the suit was filed, Scola — who also submitted an Internal Affairs complaint with the NYPD — said no law enforcement agencies have contacted him or his client about Donlon’s claims.

“This refusal to act confirms that Internal Affairs and the NYPD’s oversight mechanisms serve as a shield for leadership, not as investigative bodies,” Scola said, calling the department a “political machine rather than a public safety institution.”

Donlon has since called Adams “morally corrupt” and denounced his re-election efforts.