BLUF:[ABC-7 NYC] Sources tell Eyewitness News the suspects have been identified as:
--Sgt. Carlos Cruz, 41, 69th Precinct Det. Squad, charged with enterprise corruption;
--Sgt. Louis Failla, Patrol Borough Queens South, charged with official misconduct;
--Sgt. Cliff Nieves, 37, Transit Bureau Investigation, charged with promoting prostitution;
--PO Steven Nieves, 32, 84th Precinct, charged with promoting prostitution;
--PO Giancarlo Raspanti, 109th Precinct, charged with official misconduct;
--Det. Gionanny Rojas-Acosta, 40, Central Investigation Division,charged with enterprise corruption;
--Det. Rene Samaniego, 43, Brooklyn South Vice, charged with enterprise corruption.
O'Neill released the following statement after the arrests:
"Today, those who swore an oath and then betrayed it have felt the consequences of that infidelity. The people of this Department are rightly held to the highest standard, and should they fail to meet it, the penalty will be swift and severe. I thank Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick for the thorough investigation performed by the Internal Affairs Bureau, in partnership with the Queens District Attorney's Office, in rooting out this illicit activity. His unit initiated this probe and in doing so, has sent a clear message: there is no place in the NYPD for criminal or unethical behavior."
Many of the women involved in the case appear to be from Central America.
Emphasis added.