NY State Police and County Sheriff Attended 'Appreciation Party' That's Under Investigation, To Strengthen Relations With The Village Of Kiryas Joel

New York State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett and Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois were among scores of law enforcement officers to attend a so-called "appreciation party" in New York City last year that's now reportedly the subject of an internal probe by the New York City Police Department.
The party, which featured free dinner and drinks at Manhattan's Prime Grill, was hosted by an orthodox Jewish leader from the South Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Among the issues in question is whether select cops "won" electronic devices in rigged raffles.
But both Bennett and DuBois, who confirmed they attended the dinner, deny taking part in any raffle.
"The people who were hosting the party were people that they have been friends with for quite some time." DuBois said he attended the party to strengthen relations with that Orange County village of nearly 18,000. And the person that hosted the party, he said, is an NYPD liaison to the orthodox community.
"That's how it was explained to me, as an NYPD function," DuBois said. "If it was something different, then it was misrepresented to me."