NEW YORK — Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik tried to strong-arm a Staten Island man who is suing a personal protection equipment company, intimidating the plaintiff and his associates to discourage him from going public about his complaints, according to court documents.
Kerik, the former top cop who served three years in federal prison on tax fraud and false statement charges, spread lies about the businessman, Waqas Shah, telling Shah’s partners that he was a thief and a con man, falsehoods that cost him money, and damaged his reputation, according to the documents.
Kerik’s name surfaced in Shah’s $21 million lawsuit against a New York City personal protection equipment company he accused of selling him faulty and counterfeit products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
