The ex-lieutenant argues that he deserves no jail time, noting that he only took $1,000 cash while in the unit. He alleges Bratton and NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism John Miller “seemed to tacitly approve” the shady system for obtaining licenses. Testimony in related corruption trials have detailed a culture in which shady “expediters” showered cops with cash, strippers, free trips and other favors in exchange for gun permits.