New York police are allegedly issuing "courtesy cards" to get friends out of trouble, an officer has claimed.
Mathew Bianchi, who works for the NYPD, has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan, US, this week against his colleagues who are accused of using the laminated cards to help get families and mates out of traffic tickets.
Though not officially recognised by the New York Police Department, the city's police unions issue them to members, who circulate them among those who want to to get out of minor offences such as not wearing a seatbelt.
