said alex lichtenstein obtained so many gun permits for so many people in south brooklyn, he was essentially an arms dealer for the neighborhood. and so tonight the latest shoe to drop in the growing nypd corruption scandal. >> reporter: alex lichtenstein left federal court today after posting half a million dollars bond and did not say a word about the bribery charges against him. >> no comment. >> reporter: a week ago lichtenstein was recorded by a hidden microphone appearing to offer a police officer up to $6,000 for every gun carry permit the officer helped him obtain. lichtenstein represented several wealthy businessmen in an orthodox community in south brooklyn. lichtenstein is heard at one point saying i'm not bribing you and the police officer replies, i'm not an -- and here used an expletive. of course you're bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. lichtenstein didn't respond to that. >> no justice, no peace. no corrupt police. headquarters a small group of activists protested the scandal that's ensnared people in the nypd as high up as commander. five commanders have been trans

on the recorded conversation, alex lichtenstein said i want to repeat myself. i am not bribing you. the officer responded shaya of course you are bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. this talks about a sargent who worked at the licensing division for over a decade and was friendly with an unidentified commander who did not work in licensing but spent considerable time there with the sargent. the commander allegedly brought him to the division and introduced him to strike up a relationship. an officer who works at the licensing division said from june 2015 to december 2015 he was at the division two times a sargent's desk. the sargent "frequently bragged about relationship with the commanding officer" and the jewish community. nypd took immediate action. the head of the firearms licensing division was transferred to administrative post. bratten took away guns and panels of two others in the region, villanueva and ochetal. he just you walked out of federal court after posting $500,000 bond. he refused to speak to reporters, lit a cigarette and said "where is the car, where is t

alex lichtenstein is accused of bribing cops to help his friends get handgun permits. >>> now a final check of the traffic situation. >> reporter: is a situation. in huntington a debris spill from an earlier accident has all lanes closed on the westbound l.i.e. traffic is detoured off to the service road, causing major delays. the northern state is no longer a good alternate and jericho turnpike might be your better bet. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. john? >>> good weather for election day today. a little bit of light rain north of the at the. in the city clouds overhead. through west chester county and putnam as well. 80s yesterday, just 70s today and cool 60s for long island. not a bad day tomorrow, nice and bright. a chance of rain back late thursday into friday. don't forget a red flag fire warning, make sure you are fire safe today. >>> we'll have another check of news and weather coming up in 25 minutes. >>> thanks for watching, i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge, have a great day. cbs this morning is next. >>> good morning. it is tuesd

jewelers an celebrities which is why it's such a shocker 44- year-old alex lichtenstein is charged with bribing nypd officials to get gun permits for people. >> we need to get the guns off the streets. >> there needs to be reform. >> reporter: lichtenstein allegedly breaked he paid out $6,000 rick perry mitt and did it when 150 times. but where are all the illegally permitted guns now? >> unfortunately we're not going to know. >> reporter: at least not in the short term says this retired nypd detective. >> go back for 10 years to see who got permits illegally. >> reporter: investigators allegedly handled the permits. police say every license they touched will be reviewed and background checks done. will they be able to get all the guns back? we wanted nypd's chief of department james o'neil to answer that when we found him at the scene of an unrelated drug sting. gun corruption probe, anything -- >> we're not talking about anything except -- >> we are concentrating on this now. >> reporter: so no official comment on this case that only came to life after lichtenstein who tried to bribe

alex lichtenstein left the federal courthouse looking for a light for his cigarette after bribery and corruption. bond. he's accused of paying out gun permits without proper background checks. the licenses were allegedly sold for $18,000 apiece. to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. on a tape recorded conversation, lichtenstein reportedly bragged that he had used his nypd connections to obtain 150 permits. at $6000 apiece, it's believed he paid out $900,000 in bribes. on the recorded conversation, lichtenstein reportedly said, i want to repeat myself, i'm not bribing you. the officer's response? shaya, of course you're bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. no one answered the door at the lichtenstein family home in pomona in rockland county. neighbors say they saw several fbi agents there over the weekend when he was taken into the custody. the federal prosecutor said agents confiscated two comes from the home, lichtenstein had licenses for both. the criminal complaint indicates there are other people who could be involved division and a commander who introduced th

alex shaya lichtenstein was arrested yesterday accused of bribing police to get gun permits, the 44-year-old reportedly got 150 permits and 66th precinct. the retired nypd detective says it is going to be tough tracking down all those illegally permitted guns. >> the correct way to do this is go back for the last 10 years and see who has been getting permits, if they should have been or not. unfortunately this is going to be a huge undertaking but you've got to do it. >> lichtenstein is out of jail on $500,000 bond. and while the nypd's internal affairs bureau plans to process. >>> new tonight after nearly a decade, an arrest in staten island's ninja burglar crime spree, the suspect was wanted for nearly two dozen home robberies between 2007 and 2008. the alleged burglar got his nickname for the clothes he wore during these crimes. accused of making off with thousands of dollars in cash and valuables. >>> a school bus driver on long island is under arrest tonight accused of selling heroin. authorities say the 26-year-old buyer after hours, near to high schools. maldane pleaded not guilty to