IRS Special Agent in Charge announces charges against former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik (Andrea Bernstein/WNYC)

NEW YORK, NY November 09, 2007 —Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty to charges that include tax fraud, receiving gifts from a company seeking city contracts while he was a public official, and lying to the White House during his failed bid to become Homeland Security chief.

WNYC’s political director, Andrea Bernstein, talks about the details in the indictment with WNYC’s All Things Considered host Amy Eddings.