Complaint: Twin Brother Impersonated Former NYPD Commissioner To Stop Oversight Of His Nightclubs

February 17, 2025 New York City, Police

Gothamist reports:

Former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban’s twin brother impersonated him on multiple occasions while visiting the 34th precinct as part of a scheme to influence nightlife enforcement in Washington Heights, according to a complaint filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The complaint alleges that James Caban, a former police officer, had a close relationship with Inspector Aneudy Castillo, the commanding officer of the 34th Precinct. NYPD Lieutenant Emelio Rodriques, who filed the complaint, wrote that Castillo “facilitated this deception.”

The complaint goes on to say that Castillo and other officers made it clear that certain night clubs and lounges with ties to James Caban were “off limits to police oversight.” Officers were instructed to close out 311 requests against those businesses without investigating, the complaint adds.

The New York Post reports:

The Cabans are 58-year-old twins from the Bronx. James Caban, a former police officer, was fired from the department two decades ago after a fight with a taxi driver.

Mayor Adams appointed Edward Caban to commissioner in 2023 but he resigned in September 2024 after his phone was confiscated amid a federal probe involving club enforcement.

“The CO would always say ‘Caban is coming,’” former 34th Precinct Integrity Control Officer Lt. Emelio Rodriques, who filed the complaint, told The Post. “We just thought it was the commissioner. I saluted him. Other cops also saluted him.”

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