Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik after his indictment on 16 federal felony charges. (Andrea Bernstein/WNYC)

NEW YORK, NY November 09, 2007 —Former Police commissioner Bernard Kerik has pleaded not guilty to 16 count federal indictment in White Plains, New York. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Wearing a blue suit and a red tie an impassive Kerik sat before the judge and said he didn't commit the crimes he was accused of, conspiracy, tax fraud, corruption and lying to the federal government.

The charges stem from an investigation into Kerik's lobbing of federal officials for a license for a company suspected of mob ties, not declaring 500-thousand dollars of income to the IRS and lying at least 8 times to the white house while he was being considered to head the federal department of homeland security.

Outside the courthouse, Kerik said he will fight the charges in his life. Reporting from White Plains, for WNYC, I'm Andrea Bernstein.

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