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Michael Carsey Convicted at Trial of Perjury For Lying Under Oath Co-Defendant William Eiseman Previously Convicted of Perjury and Official Misconduct Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the conviction of MICHAEL CARSEY, 31, an NYPD officer, by a jury in New York State Supreme Court on two counts of Perjury in the First Degree and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree. CARSEY is the second NYPD officer convicted in this investigation. On June 27, 2011, WILLIAM EISEMAN, 39, a former NYPD sergeant, pleaded guilty to the top charge in his indictment, Perjury in the First Degree, as well as three counts of Official Misconduct, for lying under oath, conducting unlawful searches and seizures in Northern Manhattan, and directing subordinates to falsify paperwork in order to make the arrests appears to be legitimate.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of WILLIAM EISEMAN, 39, a Sergeant in the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), for lying under oath and conducting unlawful searches and seizures in Northern Manhattan. EISEMAN pled guilty to the top charge in his indictment, Perjury in the First Degree, as well as three counts of Official Misconduct. He is expected to be sentenced on September 6, 2011. A separately charged defendant, NYPD Officer MICHAEL CARSEY, 30, has been charged with Perjury, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, and Official Misconduct, and is next due in court on August 29, 2011. “Perjury is an extremely serious crime,” said District Attorney Vance. “This defendant was supposed to train the next generation of police officers to patrol high-crime areas. Instead, he abused his authority and lied under oath, violating the public’s trust. His guilty plea to a felony means that he will be removed from the police force, and will...