Former FBI Special Agent Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation and Making False Statements
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced on November 5 that an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrew Reyes, a former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with willfully depriving an individual of his constitutional rights while acting under color of law and making false statements. Reyes was arrested that morning and was scheduled to be arraigned that afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Clay H. Kaminsky.
Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Ryan T. Geach, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General's Northeast Region, announced the arrest and charges. "As alleged, the defendant was driving his government vehicle the wrong way on a major Brooklyn thoroughfare, blew through a red light, struck a pedestrian, and then fled the scene without rendering aid to the severely injured victim or reporting the incident," Nocella said. "The charges announced today send the clear message that no one is above the law."
As alleged in the indictment, on February 3, 2026, Reyes was driving his FBI-issued vehicle in Brooklyn with the emergency lights activated. As he approached the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Beverley Road, he drove on the wrong side of the road — northbound on Ocean Parkway in the southbound lane of traffic — and through a red light. His car struck a pedestrian crossing the street, knocking him to the pavement. After stopping, Reyes approached the unconscious victim and dragged him from the street, across the sidewalk, and placed him on a bench; he also retrieved the victim's bag and placed it next to him. Reyes then returned to his vehicle, which still had its emergency lights engaged, and drove away, leaving the victim severely injured and unattended. He did not alert medical authorities or report the incident. When later asked by federal agents whether he had ever hit a person with his FBI-issued car and not reported it, Reyes falsely stated that he had not.
The government's case is being handled by the Office's Human Trafficking and Civil Rights Section and its Public Integrity Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Miranda Gonzalez and Gilbert M. Rein are in charge of the prosecution.
The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, Reyes, 30, of Brooklyn, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York)
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York
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