Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, dies aged 69

Kerik was hailed as a hero after September 11 before a dramatic fall from grace that ended with him behind bars

Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City's police commissioner during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel said that Kerik's death Thursday came after an unspecified private battle with illness".