NYPD Officer Indicted for Grand Larceny in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme (Bronx District Attorney, 16-2026, February 10, 2026)
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In release 16-2026 of February 10, 2026, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that New York City Police Officer Edward Delgado, 41, assigned to the 41st Precinct, was indicted on Grand Larceny, Falsifying Business Records and other related charges over Paycheck Protection Program loans for a non-existent business. Delgado was arraigned on February 9, 2026 before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goldsmith, was released on recognizance and is due back in court on April 13, 2026. According to the investigation, from February 2021 to April 2021 Delgado applied for two loans of $20,125 each, falsely claiming to own a security business, and a total of $40,250 was deposited into the account of the defendant. The release notes that an indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of guilt.
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DARCEL D. CLARK 198 EAST 161st STREET
VISIT US: DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BRONX COUNTY BRONX, N.Y. 10451
(718) 590-2234
16-2026
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2026
NYPD OFFICER INDICTED FOR GRAND LARCENY IN
COVID-19 LOAN FRAUD SCHEME
Defendant Received $40,250 in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
For a Non-Existent Business
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a New York City Police
Officer was indicted on Grand Larceny, Falsifying Business Records and other related
charges for fraudulently obtaining loans intended to help small businesses during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant is accused of falsely applying for and
receiving tens of thousands of dollars in loans that were earmarked for small businesses
struggling to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The allegations are especially
egregious given that he is a police officer.”
District Attorney Clark said that the defendant, Edward Delgado, 41, who was
assigned to the 41st Precinct, was arraigned on February 9, 2026, on two counts of third-
degree Grand Larceny, two counts of fourth-degree Grand Larceny, two counts of third-
degree Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, two counts of fourth-degree Criminal
Possession of Stolen Property, two counts of first-degree Falsifying Business Records
and two counts of first-degree Offering a False Instrument for Filing before Bronx
Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goldsmith. Delgado was released on his own
recognizance. He is due back in court on April 13, 2026.
According to the investigation, from February 2021 to April 2021, the defendant
applied for two loans of $20,125 each through the Paycheck Protection Program that was
being run by the U.S. Small Business Administration, falsely claiming to own a security
business. Bank records show that a total of $40,250 was deposited into the defendant’s
account between February and April of 2021. He allegedly used those funds to pay bills.
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DARCEL D. CLARK 198 EAST 161st STREET
VISIT US: DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BRONX COUNTY BRONX, N.Y. 10451
(718) 590-2234
The case is being prosecuted by Major Case Assistant District Attorney Teri Chung,
under the supervision of Jon Veiga, Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau, Sarah Clements,
Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau, Cassie Perez, Supervisor of the Public
Integrity Bureau and under the overall supervision of Denise Kodjo, Deputy Chief of the
Investigations Division and Wanda Perez-Maldonado, Chief of the Investigations
Division.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Sergeant Miguel Abreu and Lieutenant Myles
McKenna from the Internal Affairs Bureau, and Special Agent Manuel Zoquier of the
IRS Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for their work in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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