• The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:29 PM

The New York Police Department raided circulation offices Tuesday (Nov. 17) at four of the city's largest newspapers as part of a union corruption probe. The offices of The New York Times, New York Post, El Diario and the Daily News of New York were raided as investigators sought paperwork related to the work of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union.

The 1,600-member union, which bundles and trucks newspapers across the region, was previously accused by the Manhattan district attorney's office of being run by organized crime. Only the newspaper delivery system around the city is under investigation -- the news organizations are not involved.

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